Gostomia [ɡɔsˈtɔmʲa] (German: Simsdorf, Silesian: Gostōmia[1]) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Biała, within Prudnik County, Opole Voivodeship, in southern Poland.[2] It lies approximately 6 kilometres (4 mi) east of Biała, 14 km (9 mi) north-east of Prudnik, and 34 km (21 mi) south-west of the regional capital Opole. Historically located in Upper Silesia, in the Prudnik Land.
Gostomia | |
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Village | |
 Church of Guardian Angels in Gostomia | |
  Gostomia | |
| Coordinates: 50°23′13″N 17°44′19″E / 50.38694°N 17.73861°E | |
| Country |  Poland |
| Voivodeship | Opole |
| County | Prudnik |
| Gmina | Biała |
| First mentioned | 1233 |
| Population | 392 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Vehicle registration | OPR |
| Website | http://www.gostomia.webd.pl |
Notable people
edit- Filip Robota (1841–1902), Polish teacher, publicist and activist
- Władysław Robota (1872–1939), Polish priest and activist murdered by the SS during World War II
- Kolumban Sobota (1881–1949), Polish Franciscan friar
References
edit- ^ Kulik, Grzegorz. "5 błędów, które robisz w języku śląskim, a o tym nie wiesz". wachtyrz.eu. Retrieved 2021-03-27.
Potyj my już mieli ino dozwolōno przijś w zygrodach cebulkã sadzić, tak do warzyniŏ. (Gostōmia kole Prudnika, 1959)
- ^ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
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