Spórok

Spórok
Carmerau
Village
Church of Saint Florian
Church of Saint Florian
Spórok is located in Poland
Spórok
Spórok
Coordinates: 50°38′N 18°17′E / 50.633°N 18.283°E / 50.633; 18.283
Country Poland
VoivodeshipOpole
CountyStrzelce
GminaKolonowskie
Population
 • Total
667

Spórok [ˈspurɔk], additional name in German: Carmerau,[1] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Kolonowskie, within Strzelce County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.[2] It lies approximately 8 km (5 mi) west of Kolonowskie, 15 km (9 mi) north of Strzelce Opolskie, and 25 km (16 mi) east of the regional capital Opole.

As of 31 December 2021, the village's population numbered 586 inhabitants.[3] A significant portion of them belongs to the German minority in Poland.

Etymology

The name Carmerau was derived from the name Carmer.[4] In Topographisches Handbuch von Oberschlesien, published in 1865, Felix Triest noted the village's Polish name as Sporók.[5]

Following the Second World War, the Polish name Sporok was introduced by the Commission for the Determination of Place Names. However, the name was not adopted by the local population, who instead called the village Spórok.[6] As Gmina Kolonowskie gained the bilingual status on 14 November 2008, the government introduced an additional German name for the village: Carmerau.[7]

History

The village was established in 1776 by a man named Carmer. The colony of Spórok was initially divided between two counties: Strzelce and Opole.[4]

References

  1. ^ Państwowy Rejestr Nazw Geograficznych – miejscowości – format XLSX, Place Names Register of Poland – PRNG, Head Office of Geodesy and Cartography, 19 August 2025, PRNG identifier: 127471
  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. ^ "Spórok". polskawliczbach.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 2025-08-19.
  4. ^ a b "Spórok". kolonowskie.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 2025-08-19.
  5. ^ Triest, Felix (1864–1865). Topographisches Handbuch von Oberschlesien. Breslau: Wilh. Gottl. Korn. p. 100. OCLC 315739117.
  6. ^ "W końcu mamy nasz Spórok" (PDF). Colonnowska. Vol. 119. February 2009. p. 1. ISSN 1426-3769.
  7. ^ Rozporządzenie Ministra Administracji i Cyfryzacji z dnia 13 grudnia 2012 r. w sprawie wykazu urzędowych nazw miejscowości i ich części (Dz.U. 2013 poz. 200).


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