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⚫ '''Legnickie Pole''' {{IPAc-pl|l|e|g|'|n|i|c|k|J|e|-|'|p|o|l|e}} (in 1945–1948 ''Dobre Pole'') is a village in ], ], in south-western ]. It is the seat of the administrative district (]) called ].


⚫ It lies approximately {{convert|10|km|mi|0}} southeast of ], and {{convert|56|km|mi|0}} west of the regional capital ].
]'s church and the museum of the battle of Legnickie Pole]]


== History ==
⚫ '''Legnickie Pole''' ({{lang-de|Wahlstatt}}) is a village in ], ], in south-western ]. It is the seat of the administrative district (]) called ]. Prior to 1945 it was in ].
], medieval illuminated manuscript]]
The territory became part of the emerging Polish state in the 10th century. The village was the site of the decisive ] during the ] on 9 April 1241. In the battle, ] led by ] and ] defeated a ] army aided by western volunteers under command of Polish ruler ].<ref name=lp>{{cite web|url=http://www.legnickiepole.pl/gmina-mainmenu-6/historia-mainmenu-8.html|title=Historia|website=Gmina Legnickie Pole|accessdate=14 February 2020|language=Polish}}</ref> The Mongols annihilated their opponents and joined with the main army in ], but upon receiving the news of the death of their Grand Khan ], they turned back to attend to the election of a new ], or Grand Khan.


As a result of the ] into smaller duchies, the village was part of the ] until 1248 and the ] afterwards, remaining under the rule of the ] until its extinction in 1675. Afterwards it was incorporated into the ]-ruled ]. During the ] the village was plundered by the ].<ref name=lp/>
⚫ It lies approximately {{convert|10|km|mi|0}} south-east of ], and {{convert|56|km|mi|0}} west of the regional capital ]. The village has a population of 780.


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The village was the site of the decisive ] (Battle of Liegnitz, or Battle of Wahlstatt) on ] ]. In the battle, ] of the ] led by ] and ] defeated a ]-] army under Duke ] of ]. The Mongols annihilated their opponents and joined with the main army in ], but upon receiving the news of the death of their Grand Khan ], they turned back to attend to the election of a new ], or Grand Khan. The site became known in German as ''Wahlstatt'', or "battle field", in honor of the battle. The battle marked the westernmost expansion of the Mongols into ]. From ] until ] it was part of the ] and thus later of ].
⚫ The village was annexed by the ] during the ] in 1742. During the ], the Prussian general ] defeated a ] army under ] at the ] river (then ''Katzbach''), a small river running through Legnickie Pole (then ''Wahlstatt'') and Legnica (then ''Liegnitz''), in the ] on 26 August 1813. In honor of this victory Blücher received the title ''Prince of Wahlstatt'' on 3 June 1814. A ] ] built before the Prussian annexation, in 1727 through 1733, with its complex of attendant buildings became a Prussian training institute for ]s in 1840. Among others, future field marshal and German president ] studied here from 1859 to 1863, as did the ''Red Baron'', ], until 1911.


As the ] limited the size of the German military, the abbey was turned into a ] for boys in 1920. Under ], from 1934 it was first a ], and during ] it was the location of the ] ] for ], Yugoslav and ] POWs from 1940 to 1942 before its relocation to ].<ref>{{cite book|last1=Megargee|first1=Geoffrey P.|last2=Overmans|first2=Rüdiger|last3=Vogt|first3=Wolfgang|year=2022|title=The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Encyclopedia of Camps and Ghettos 1933–1945. Volume IV|publisher=Indiana University Press, United States Holocaust Memorial Museum|pages=257–258|isbn=978-0-253-06089-1}}</ref> In March 1943, the Germans established the ] POW camp for Yugoslav officers and Soviet enlisted men, which was relocated to ] in May 1943.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Megargee|first1=Geoffrey P.|last2=Overmans|first2=Rüdiger|last3=Vogt|first3=Wolfgang|year=2022|title=The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Encyclopedia of Camps and Ghettos 1933–1945. Volume IV|publisher=Indiana University Press, United States Holocaust Memorial Museum|page=219|isbn=978-0-253-06089-1}}</ref>
⚫ The village became part of the ] during the 18th century ] in ]. During the ], the Prussian general ] defeated a ] army under ] at the ], a small river running through Wahlstatt and Liegnitz, in the ] on ] ]. In honor of this victory Blücher received the title ''Prince of Wahlstatt'' on ] ].


The village became again part of Poland following the Nazi Germany's defeat in the war, although with a Soviet-installed ], which stayed in power until the 1980s. The German-speaking population was ]{{citation needed|date=February 2020}} in accordance with the ]. The village was given its current Polish name ''Legnickie Pole'' ("Field of Legnica", from 1945 to 1948 it was named ''Dobre Pole'' ).
A ] ] built at Wahlstatt in 1727 through 1733 with its complex of attendant buildings became a Prussian training institute for ]s in ]. Among others, future field marshal and German president ] studied here from 1859 to 1863, as did the ''Red Baron'', ], until 1911.


==Landmarks==
Following the ], which limited the size of the German military, the abbey was turned into a ] for boys in 1920. During the ] era, it was first a ] and in the final months of the war a ] ].
* ] and the ] monastery, a ] ] built between 1727 and 1733 with its complex of attendant buildings. The former abbey became a hospital for emotionally disturbed women in 1957, while the church remains a Catholic parish church
* ], dedicated to the 1241 ], one of the largest battles of medieval Poland, located in the former Holy Trinity Church


The St. Jadwiga's Basilica and abbey along with the Museum of the Battle of Legnica were jointly designated one of Poland's official national ] ('']'') on May 1, 2004, and are tracked by the ].
The village became part of the communist ] following ], had its German-speaking population ], and was given its current Polish name ''Legnickie Pole'' ("Field of Legnica", from 1945-48 it was named ''Dobre Pole''). The former abbey became a hospital for emotionally disturbed women in 1957. The Baroque church now houses a museum of the Battle of Legnica. Until ] the ] ] pastor remained and prevented the delapidation of the formerly Protestant church. After ] and the emigration and expulsion of the last few Germans, the church was made into a museum on the Battle of Legnica by the Polish state authorities.
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SM Legnickie Pole Muzeum Bitwy pod Legnicą 2017 (1) ID 593504.jpg|Museum of the Battle of Legnica
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Village in Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
Legnickie Pole
Village
Baroque St. Jadwiga's BasilicaBaroque St. Jadwiga's Basilica
Flag of Legnickie PoleFlagCoat of arms of Legnickie PoleCoat of arms
Legnickie Pole is located in PolandLegnickie PoleLegnickie Pole
Coordinates: 51°09′N 16°15′E / 51.150°N 16.250°E / 51.150; 16.250
Country Poland
VoivodeshipLower Silesian
CountyLegnica
GminaLegnickie Pole
Population
 • Total780
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Vehicle registrationDLE
Highways

Legnickie Pole (in 1945–1948 Dobre Pole) is a village in Legnica County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It is the seat of the administrative district (gmina) called Gmina Legnickie Pole.

It lies approximately 10 kilometres (6 mi) southeast of Legnica, and 56 kilometres (35 mi) west of the regional capital Wrocław.

History

Battle of Legnica, medieval illuminated manuscript

The territory became part of the emerging Polish state in the 10th century. The village was the site of the decisive Battle of Legnica during the first Mongol invasion of Poland on 9 April 1241. In the battle, Mongols led by Kadan and Baidar defeated a Polish army aided by western volunteers under command of Polish ruler Henry II the Pious. The Mongols annihilated their opponents and joined with the main army in Hungary, but upon receiving the news of the death of their Grand Khan Ögedei Khan, they turned back to attend to the election of a new Khagan, or Grand Khan.

As a result of the fragmentation of Poland into smaller duchies, the village was part of the Duchy of Silesia until 1248 and the Duchy of Legnica afterwards, remaining under the rule of the Piast dynasty until its extinction in 1675. Afterwards it was incorporated into the Habsburg-ruled Kingdom of Bohemia. During the Thirty Years' War the village was plundered by the Swedes.

19th-century view of the village

The village was annexed by the Kingdom of Prussia during the Silesian Wars in 1742. During the Napoleonic Wars, the Prussian general Prince Blücher defeated a French army under Marshal MacDonald at the Kaczawa river (then Katzbach), a small river running through Legnickie Pole (then Wahlstatt) and Legnica (then Liegnitz), in the Battle of Katzbach on 26 August 1813. In honor of this victory Blücher received the title Prince of Wahlstatt on 3 June 1814. A Baroque abbey built before the Prussian annexation, in 1727 through 1733, with its complex of attendant buildings became a Prussian training institute for cadets in 1840. Among others, future field marshal and German president Paul von Hindenburg studied here from 1859 to 1863, as did the Red Baron, Manfred von Richthofen, until 1911.

As the Treaty of Versailles limited the size of the German military, the abbey was turned into a boarding school for boys in 1920. Under Nazi Germany, from 1934 it was first a National Political Institute of Education, and during World War II it was the location of the Oflag VIII-F prisoner-of-war camp for French POWs, Yugoslav and Italian POWs from 1940 to 1942 before its relocation to Moravská Třebová. In March 1943, the Germans established the Oflag 64 POW camp for Yugoslav officers and Soviet enlisted men, which was relocated to Szubin in May 1943.

The village became again part of Poland following the Nazi Germany's defeat in the war, although with a Soviet-installed communist regime, which stayed in power until the 1980s. The German-speaking population was expelled in accordance with the Potsdam Agreement. The village was given its current Polish name Legnickie Pole ("Field of Legnica", from 1945 to 1948 it was named Dobre Pole ).

Landmarks

  • St. Jadwiga's Basilica and the Benedictines monastery, a Baroque abbey built between 1727 and 1733 with its complex of attendant buildings. The former abbey became a hospital for emotionally disturbed women in 1957, while the church remains a Catholic parish church
  • Museum of the Battle of Legnica, dedicated to the 1241 battle, one of the largest battles of medieval Poland, located in the former Holy Trinity Church

The St. Jadwiga's Basilica and abbey along with the Museum of the Battle of Legnica were jointly designated one of Poland's official national Historic Monuments (Pomnik historii) on May 1, 2004, and are tracked by the National Heritage Board of Poland.

References

  1. ^ "Historia". Gmina Legnickie Pole (in Polish). Retrieved 14 February 2020.
  2. Megargee, Geoffrey P.; Overmans, Rüdiger; Vogt, Wolfgang (2022). The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Encyclopedia of Camps and Ghettos 1933–1945. Volume IV. Indiana University Press, United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. pp. 257–258. ISBN 978-0-253-06089-1.
  3. Megargee, Geoffrey P.; Overmans, Rüdiger; Vogt, Wolfgang (2022). The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Encyclopedia of Camps and Ghettos 1933–1945. Volume IV. Indiana University Press, United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. p. 219. ISBN 978-0-253-06089-1.

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