Zabrzeg | |
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Village | |
 Church of Saint Joseph | |
 Coat of arms | |
  Zabrzeg | |
| Coordinates:49°54′52″N18°56′44″E / 49.91444°N 18.94556°E /49.91444; 18.94556 | |
| Country |  Poland |
| Voivodeship | Silesian |
| County | Bielsko |
| Gmina | Czechowice-Dziedzice |
| First mentioned | 1525 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Andrzej Puskarczyk |
| Area | |
• Total | 14.0 km2 (5.4 sq mi) |
| Population (2008) | |
• Total | 3,107 |
| • Density | 222/km2 (575/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 43-516 |
| Car plates | SBI |
Zabrzeg is a village inGmina Czechowice-Dziedzice,Bielsko County,Silesian Voivodeship, southernPoland.[1]
The name is of topographic origin and is a composition of two words:za (behind) andbrzeg (coast or bank of the river).[2]: 189 The village lies on the right bank of theVistula river, on the edge of the historical region ofCieszyn Silesia.
The village was probably settled in the 14th century, but was first mentioned in a written document in 1525 asZabrzech.[3][2]: 75 [a] Politically the village belonged then to theDuchy of Teschen, afee of theKingdom of Bohemia, which after 1526 became part of theHabsburg monarchy.
AfterRevolutions of 1848 in the Austrian Empire a modernmunicipal division was introduced in the re-establishedAustrian Silesia. The village as a municipality was subscribed to thepolitical andlegal district ofBielsko. According to the censuses conducted in 1880, 1890, 1900 and 1910 the population of the municipality grew from 1277 in 1880 to 1598 in 1910 with a majority being native Polish-speakers (between 96.1% in 1880 and 97.2% in 1910) accompanied by a small German-speaking minority (at most 3.4% in 1880) and Czech-speaking (at most 20 or 1.5% in 1900). In terms of religion in 1910 majority wereRoman Catholics (98%), followed byJews (30 or 1.9%) and 2Protestants.[4]
AfterWorld War I, fall ofAustria-Hungary,Polish–Czechoslovak War and the division ofCieszyn Silesia in 1920, it became a part ofPoland. It was thenannexed byNazi Germany at the beginning ofWorld War II. On the 27 May 1942 German soldiers executed by hanging 5 Polish civilians: Stefan Górecki, Alojzy Jarczok, Wilhelm Herok, Adolf and Jan Grygierczyk. Zabrzeg was taken over by theRed Army on 9 February 1945 after heavy fighting withWehrmacht. After the war it was restored toPoland.
There are several landmarks in Zabrzeg, including theSaint Joseph parish church from the 18th century and the statue of PriestJózef Londzin.
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