Twardawa

Twardawa [tfarˈdava] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Głogówek, within Prudnik County, Opole Voivodeship, in southern Poland, close to the Czech border.[1] It lies approximately 9 kilometres (6 mi) east of Głogówek, 30 km (19 mi) east of Prudnik, and 37 km (23 mi) south of the regional capital Opole.

Twardawa
Twardŏwŏ (Silesian)
Village
Saint Margaret church in Twardawa
Saint Margaret church in Twardawa
Twardawa is located in Poland
Twardawa
Twardawa
Twardawa is located in Opole Voivodeship
Twardawa
Twardawa
Coordinates: 50°20′35″N 17°59′22″E
CountryPoland Poland
VoivodeshipOpole
CountyPrudnik
GminaGłogówek
First mentioned1224
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Vehicle registrationOPR
National roads

History

The village was first mentioned in a document of Bishop of Wrocław Wawrzyniec from 1224, when it was part of fragmented Piast-ruled Poland. Its name is of Polish origin and comes from the word twardy/twarda, which means "hard". The local parish church of Saint Margaret was first mentioned in 1305. Later on, the village was also part of Bohemia (Czechia), Prussia, and Germany. In 1885, Twardawa had a population of 780.[2] In 1936, during a massive Nazi campaign of renaming of placenames, the village was renamed to Hartenau to erase traces of Polish origin.

During World War II, the Germans operated the E255 forced labour subcamp of the Stalag VIII-B/344 prisoner-of-war camp in the village.[3] After the defeat of Germany in the war, in 1945, the village became again part of Poland and its historic name was restored.

Transport

There is a train station in Twardawa, and the Polish National road 40 also passes through the village.

Sports

The local football club is KS Twardawa.[4] It competes in the lower leagues.

Notable people
  • Alfred Bolcek (1954–2016), Polish footballer

References
  1. "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
  2. Słownik geograficzny Królestwa Polskiego i innych krajów słowiańskich, Tom XII (in Polish). Warsaw. 1892. p. 679.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  3. "Working Parties". Lamsdorf.com. Archived from the original on 29 October 2020. Retrieved 7 November 2021.
  4. "KS Twardawa - strona oficjalna" (in Polish). Retrieved 7 November 2021.



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