Rój
Rój | |
|---|---|
 Exaltation of the Holy Cross church | |
 Location of Rój within Żory | |
| Coordinates: 50°02′09.395″N 18°36′51.426″E / 50.03594306°N 18.61428500°E | |
| Country |  Poland |
| Voivodeship | Silesian |
| County/City | Żory |
| Within city limits | 1977 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Area code | (+48) 032 |
Rój (German: Roy) is a district in the south-west of Żory, Silesian Voivodeship, southern Poland.
The medieval name Ray, denoted a paradise, it was later pronounced by locals (see Silesian dialects) as Roj, which later transformed into Rój, literally a swarm of bees.
History
[edit]The village was first mentioned in a Latin document of Diocese of Wrocław called Liber fundationis episcopatus Vratislaviensis from around 1305 as item in Regno Dei id est Ray ex ordinacione datur ferto singulis annis, when it was part of medieval Piast-ruled Poland.[1][2]
In the 18th century, it was annexed by Prussia, and from 1871 it formed part of the German Empire. After World War I in the Upper Silesia plebiscite 335 out of 375 voters in Rój voted in favour of rejoining Poland, against 40 opting for staying in Germany.[3]
In years 1945-1954 the village was a part of gmina Boguszowice. In 1977, it was included within the city limits of Żory.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ Schulte, Wilhelm (1889). Codex Diplomaticus Silesiae T.14 Liber Fundationis Episcopatus Vratislaviensis (in German). Breslau.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ "Liber fundationis episcopatus Vratislaviensis" (in Latin). Retrieved 13 July 2014.
- ^ "Results of the Upper Silesia plebiscite in Rybnik County" (in German). Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2015-05-03.
- ^ Rozporządzenie Ministra Administracji, Gospodarki Terenowej i Ochrony Środowiska z dnia 25 stycznia 1977 r. w sprawie zmiany granic niektórych miast w województwie katowickim., Dz. U., 1977, vol. 3, No. 15
 | This Silesian Voivodeship location article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |