Małujowice

Małujowice
Village

Saint Jacob Church
Małujowice
Coordinates: 50°51′N 17°23′E / 50.850°N 17.383°E / 50.850; 17.383
Country Poland Poland
Voivodeship Opole
County Brzeg
Gmina Skarbimierz
Population (approx.) 430

Małujowice [mawujɔˈvit͡sɛ] (German: Mollwitz) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Skarbimierz, within Brzeg County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.[1] It lies approximately 4 kilometres (2 mi) north-west of Skarbimierz, 8 km (5 mi) west of Brzeg, and 44 km (27 mi) north-west of the regional capital Opole.

Before 1945 the area was part of Germany (see Territorial changes of Poland after World War II). Frederick the Great defeated the Austrians in the battle of Mollwitz in 1741.

The village has an approximate population of 430.

References

  1. ↑ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.

This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Wood, James, ed. (1907). "article name needed". The Nuttall Encyclopædia. London and New York: Frederick Warne. 

Coordinates: 50°51′N 17°23′E / 50.850°N 17.383°E / 50.850; 17.383


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