| Dziedzice | |
|---|---|
| Village | |
 Grave of Jan Skala | |
  Dziedzice | |
| Coordinates: 51°02′50″N 17°55′00″E / 51.04722°N 17.91667°E / 51.04722; 17.91667 | |
| Country |  Poland |
| Voivodeship | Opole |
| County | Namysłów |
| Gmina | Domaszowice |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Vehicle registration | ONA |
Dziedzice is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Domaszowice, within Namysłów County, Opole Voivodeship, in southern Poland.
The name is of Polish origin and comes from the word dziedzic, which means "heir".
During World War II, Sorbian journalist, poet and activist Jan Skala, who closely cooperated with the Poles, was murdered in the village by a Soviet soldier on 22 January 1945. His grave at the local cemetery is a Polish protected cultural heritage monument.
References
- "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
- Damrot, Konstanty (1896). Die älteren Ortsnamen Schlesiens, ihre Entstehung und Bedeutung. Mit einem Anhange über die schlesisch-polnischen Personennamen. Beiträge zur schlesischen Geschichte und Volkskunde (in German). Verlag von Felix Kasprzyk. p. 102.
- Joanna Banik. "Grób Jana Skali". Zabytek.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 12 November 2023.
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