Gostomia, Opole Voivodeship

Village in Opole Voivodeship, Poland
50°23′13″N 17°44′19″E / 50.38694°N 17.73861°E / 50.38694; 17.73861CountryPoland PolandVoivodeshipOpoleCountyPrudnikGminaBiałaFirst mentioned1233Population
392Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Vehicle registrationOPRWebsitehttp://www.gostomia.webd.pl

Gostomia [ɡɔsˈtɔmʲa] (German: Simsdorf, Silesian: Gostōmia[1]) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Biała, within Prudnik County, Opole Voivodeship, in southern Poland.[2] It lies approximately 6 kilometres (4 mi) east of Biała, 14 km (9 mi) north-east of Prudnik, and 34 km (21 mi) south-west of the regional capital Opole. Historically located in Upper Silesia, in the Prudnik Land.

Notable people

  • Filip Robota [pl] (1841–1902), Polish teacher, publicist and activist
  • Władysław Robota [pl] (1872–1939), Polish priest and activist murdered by the SS during World War II
  • Kolumban Sobota [pl] (1881–1949), Polish Franciscan friar

References

  1. ^ Kulik, Grzegorz. "5 błędów, które robisz w języku śląskim, a o tym nie wiesz". wachtyrz.eu. Retrieved 2021-03-27. Potyj my już mieli ino dozwolōno przijś w zygrodach cebulkã sadzić, tak do warzyniŏ. (Gostōmia kole Prudnika, 1959)
  2. ^ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.



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