Strzelce is a
village
A village is a human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town with a population typically ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand. Although villages are often located in rural areas, the term urban v ...
in the administrative district of
Gmina Domaszowice
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Gmina Domaszowice is a rural gmina (administrative district) in Namysłów County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland
Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country in Central Europe. It extends from the Baltic Se ...
, within
Namysłów County
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Namysłów County () is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Opole Voivodeship, south-western Poland. It came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 19 ...
,
Opole Voivodeship
Opole Voivodeship ( , , ), is the smallest and least populated voivodeships of Poland, voivodeship (province) of Poland. The province's name derives from that of the region's capital and largest city, Opole. It is part of Silesia. A relatively lar ...
, in south-western Poland. It lies approximately north-west of
Domaszowice, east of
Namysłów
Namysłów (pronounced , ; ) is a historic town in southern Poland, within Opole Voivodeship. Located along the Widawa River, it is the capital of Namysłów County. Its population was 16,551 in 2019.
History
The town began to develop during th ...
, and north of the regional capital
Opole
Opole (; ; ; ) is a city located in southern Poland on the Oder River and the historical capital of Upper Silesia. With a population of approximately 127,387 as of the 2021 census, it is the capital of Opole Voivodeship (province) and the seat of ...
.
History
The name of the village is of Polish origin and comes from the old Polish word ''strzelec'', which means "hunter" or "archer".
The local parish church was established probably in the 13th century.
[ In the past, the village was divided into three parts.][ In 1885, all three parts combined had a population of 1,229.]
References
Villages in Namysłów County
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