Fosowskie

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Fosowskie (German: Vossowska, 1936-45: Vosswalde), also caleed Wosowska between 1945 and 1948, is a district of the southern Polish town of Kolonowskie (Strzelce County, Opole Voivodeship). Located at the Mała Panew river, Fosowskie was for most of its history a separate village. It quickly developed in the XIX century, due to steelworks, constructed there in 1790.

The original name Vossowska comes from engineer Arnold Heinrich Voss (1753-1838), who, upon order of Prussian count Filip Colonna, designed both the steelworks and a settlement for the workers. In the second half of the XIX century, the village became a major railroad junction, with several lines crossing there. In 1858 the Opole - Tarnowskie Góry connection was completed. In 1868 the line Fosowskie - Kluczbork - Wrocław, was added, in 1894: Fosowskie - Lubliniec - Herby, in 1912: Fosowskie - Strzelce Opolskie and finally in 1913: Fosowskie - Dobrodzień.

Fosowskie became part of the town of Kolonowskie in 1973.