Twardocice

Twardocice
Village
Twardocice
Coordinates: 51°6′N 15°46′E / 51.100°N 15.767°E / 51.100; 15.767
Country  Poland
Voivodeship Lower Silesian
County Złotoryja
Gmina Pielgrzymka

Twardocice [tfardɔˈt͡ɕit͡sɛ], German Harpersdorf,[1][2][3] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Pielgrzymka, within Złotoryja County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.[4]

It lies approximately 5 kilometres (3 mi) south-west of Pielgrzymka, 12 kilometres (7 mi) west of Złotoryja, and 89 kilometres (55 mi) west of the regional capital Wrocław.

HIstory

Before 1945, the village was part of Germany and known as Harpersdorf.

Twardocice was mentioned for the first time in 1206. From the 16th to the early 18th century, it was the home of the Schwenkfelder religious sect. The Viehweg Monument, built in 1863 and rededicated after 2003 after restoration, commemorates Schwenkfelders who were buried in the cattle paths (a sign of disgrace) in the the area.[3][5]and the surrounding villages. [6]

In 1826, the last Silesian Schwenkfelder in Harpersdorf died, the farmer Melchior Dorn. [6]

After the Second World War the German population was expelled from the village.

References

  1. ↑ M.P. 1946 nr 142 poz. 262 Rozporządzenie Ministrów: Administracji Publicznej i Ziem Odzyskanych z dnia 12 listopada 1946 r. o przywróceniu i ustaleniu urzędowych nazw miejscowości. (M.P. 1946 No. 142 pos. 262 Ordinance of Ministers: Public Administration and Recovered Territories dated November 12, 1946 on the restoration and establishment of official names of localities.). Government of Poland, Ministry of Recovered Territories. 1946. p. 4. Retrieved 10 August 2017.
  2. ↑ http://instytutdidaskalos.pl/historia-protestantow/twardocice-niem-harpersdorf
  3. 1 2 https://schwenkfelderexilesociety.org/geography/
  4. ↑ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) – TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
  5. ↑ https://schwenkfelderexilesociety.org/the-viehweg/
  6. 1 2 Horst Weigelt: Zinzendorf und die Schwenckfelder. In: Martin Brecht / Paul Peucker (Hrsg.): Neue Aspekte der Zinzendorf-Forschung. (= Arbeiten zur Geschichte des Pietismus. Band 47) Vandenhoeck und Ruprecht, Göttingen 2006, ISBN 3-525-55832-5, S. 64–83.

Coordinates: 51°6′N 15°46′E / 51.100°N 15.767°E / 51.100; 15.767


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