Czarny Bór () is a village in
Wałbrzych County,
Lower Silesian Voivodeship
Lower Silesian Voivodeship, or Lower Silesia Province, in southwestern Poland, is one of the 16 voivodeships (provinces) into which Poland is divided. The voivodeship was created on 1 January 1999 out of the former Wrocław, Legnica, Wałbrz ...
, in south-western Poland.
It is the seat of the administrative district (
gmina
The gmina (Polish: , plural ''gminy'' , from German ''Gemeinde'' meaning ''commune'') is the principal unit of the administrative division of Poland, similar to a municipality. , there were 2,477 gminas throughout the country, encompassing over 4 ...
) called
Gmina Czarny Bór
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Gmina Czarny Bór is a rural gmina (administrative district) in Wałbrzych County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. Its seat is the village of Czarny Bór, which lies approximately west of Wałbrzych, and south-w ...
.
It lies approximately west of
Wałbrzych, and south-west of the regional capital
Wrocław.
Settlement of Gorals from Podhale
Whereas most of the former German and Czech settlements of
Lower Silesia and the
County of Kladsko were repopulated by
Poles
Poles,, ; singular masculine: ''Polak'', singular feminine: ''Polka'' or Polish people, are a West Slavic nation and ethnic group, who share a common history, culture, the Polish language and are identified with the country of Poland in Ce ...
from regions east of the
Curzon line and from war-devastated central Poland after
World War II, Czarny Bór and nearby
Borówno was settled by a group of
Gorals. These
Gorals from the
Podhale region created a new home here as well as in the nearby village of
Krajanów. While the new inhabitants initially cultivated their unique customs and
folklore, these traditions have disappeared over time, although recently there have been efforts towards a cultural revival.
Notable residents
*
Norbert Kuchinke (1940–2013), German journalist and actor
*
Karl Abraham Zedlitz
Karl Abraham Freiherr von Zedlitz und Leipe (4 January 1731 – 18 March 1793) was a Prussian minister of education who was instrumental in establishing mandatory education in Prussia, which served as a model for the public education system i ...
(1731-1793),
Prussian minister of education
References
Villages in Wałbrzych County
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