Damasko, Opole Voivodeship

For the watch manufacturer, see Damasko.
Damasko
Village
Fire station
Fire station
Damasko is located in Poland
Damasko
Damasko
Coordinates: 50°17′42″N 17°54′03″E / 50.29500°N 17.90083°E / 50.29500; 17.90083
Country Poland
VoivodeshipOpole
CountyPrudnik
GminaGłogówek
Established1137
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2
Postal code
48-250[1]
Area code+4877
Vehicle registrationOPR

Damasko is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Głogówek, within Prudnik County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.[2] It is situated in the historical region of Prudnik Land.[3] It lies approximately 8 km (5 mi) south-east of Głogówek, 26 km (16 mi) east of Prudnik, and 50 km (31 mi) south of the regional capital, Opole.

Geography

The village is located in the southern part of Opole Voivodeship, close to the Czech Republic–Poland border. It is situated in the historical Prudnik Land region, as well as in Upper Silesia. It lies in the Silesian Lowlands, in the valley of Stradunia river.[4] The National Register of Geographical Names for 2025 classified Damasko as a part (część wsi) of Kazimierz.[5]

History

The village of Damasko was established following the so-called Peace of Kłodzko on 30 May 1137, which introduced a new border between Bolesław III's Poland and Soběslav I's Bohemia. The new border divided the village of Kazimierz between the two countries. The Bohemian part was named Damasko, separated from the Polish village of Kazimierz by Stradunia river.[6] The village was an important economic centre.[7] Despite the border being abolished in the 16th century, the division into Kazimierz and Damasko has survived.[6] The Silesian noble family of Damasko came from the village.[8]

Damasko among other localities of Prudnik Land on an 1849 map

Until 1742, the village was a part of Głogówek County (circulus superioris Glogoviae) in the Habsburg Empire.[9] After the First Silesian War, it was annexed by the Kingdom of Prussia was incorporated into Prudnik County (Großkreis Neustadt).[10] In 1783, there was a school, a folwark, and a church in Damasko. The village had 224 inhabitants, with 25 of them being gardeners and 15 being farmers.[11]

Until the 1810 secularization, Damasko was owned by the Cistercian order, unlike Kazimierz.[11] Next, it was owned by the von Prittwitz family. In 1843, there were 76 houses in Damasko, with 565 people living in them. The village had 619 inhabitants in 1855, and 662 in 1861.[12] The village had its own sigil.[13] In the 19th century, there was a watermill in Damasko.[14]

References

  1. ^ "Oficjalny Spis Pocztowych Numerów Adresowych" (PDF). Poczta Polska. January 2024. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2024-03-11.
  2. ^ "Główny Urząd Statystyczny" [Central Statistical Office] (in Polish). To search: Select "Miejscowości (SIMC)" tab, select "fragment (min. 3 znaki)" (minimum 3 characters), enter town name in the field below, click "WYSZUKAJ" (Search).
  3. ^ "Regulamin Odznaki Krajoznawczej Ziemi Prudnickiej". prudnik.pttk.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 2025-08-20.
  4. ^ Szyniec, Grzegorz (2021). Spis miejscowości Śląska. Lasowice Wielkie. p. 31.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  5. ^ Państwowy Rejestr Nazw Geograficznych – miejscowości – format XLSX, Place Names Register of Poland – PRNG, Head Office of Geodesy and Cartography, 20 August 2025, PRNG identifier: 21341
  6. ^ a b Kotula, Andrzej Jerzy (2000-08-10). "Kazimierz – zapomniane miasto". Tygodnik Prudnicki. Prudnik: Spółka Wydawnicza "Aneks". p. 19.
  7. ^ Sękowski, Roman (2020). "Proskowski". Herbarz szlachty śląskiej. Opole. p. 110.
  8. ^ "Rody szlacheckie i ziemskie…". Echo Gmin. Vol. 11, no. 235. Kędzierzyn-Koźle: P.W. Plandom Sp. z o.o. 2002-03-18. p. 12.
  9. ^ Wieland, Johann Wolfgang (1736). Principatus Silesiae Oppoliensis exactissima Tabula geographica, sistens Circulus Oppoliensem Ober-Glogau Gros Strehliz, Cosel, Tost, Rosenberg, Falckenberg & Lubleniz. Norimbergae: ab Homannianis Heredibus. Cum Spec. S. Caes. Rque Mtis Privilegio.
  10. ^ Dereń, Andrzej (1999-04-06). "XVIII-wieczna rewolucja". Tygodnik Prudnicki. Vol. 18, no. 441. Prudnik: Spółka Wydawnicza "Aneks". p. 17.
  11. ^ a b "Agri oppidum". Życie Głogówka. Vol. 7–8, no. 20–21. Spółka Wydawnicza "Aneks" na zlecenie Urzędu Miejskiego: Prudnik. August 1997. p. 11.
  12. ^ Tomczyk, Damian (1995-06-25). "Herb Kazimierza – zapomnianego, nieistniejącego miasta". Tygodnik Prudnicki. Vol. 26, no. 240. Prudnik: Spółka Wydawnicza "Aneks". p. 9.
  13. ^ "561 Damasko (Damasko, dziś część wsi Kazimierz w powiecie prudnickim)". pieczeciegminne.pl (in Polish). 2021-08-05. Retrieved 2025-08-20.
  14. ^ Mosakowski, Zachariasz (2020-03-10). Kazimierz (Damasko), młyn wodny. Centralna Baza Danych o Młynach w Polsce.


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