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Andreas of
Wilamowic (aka Wilamowski) and the heirs Johannes and Nicolaus Wilamowski. From 1527, owners of the lordship mentioned include: the nobleman Jakob Saszowski of Gieraltowic and Wilamowic, and in 1533: the nobleman and chief judge of
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527:), between 1707 and 1719 Władysław Morsztyn and his wife Helena née Kalinowska; to the end of the 19th century the owner Psarski sold his land and rights to residents, and from there on Wilamowice became a small rural town.
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In the course of history, the area has been part of several territorial border changes. Politically, both settlements—old and new, belonged to the
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and the existence of a literary
Wymysorys language (or, to be more exact, micro-language), this ethnolect can be considered a separate language.
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Today, the
Wymysorys dialect is spoken by less than 70 native speaking residents—the elderly being the majority. The status of the Wilamowice
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until the end of the Second World War. At the end of the War, whilst almost all
Germans in the region were expelled (see
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and geographical isolation of the settlement in a Polish language region near the German linguistic enclave around
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862:"Population. Size and structure and vital statistics in Poland by territorial division in 2019. As of 30th June"
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531:
538:, and in the accompanying document issued on 21 February the settlement was mentioned in Old Polish language
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issued privileges of incorporation, recognizing the Duchy of Oświęcim as part of the Polish Crown into the
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Study on the primary displacement of the
Greater Poland knights: VI House of Szaszorów-Opalów-Orlów
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is complex, because according to the traditional classification it is broadly understood as an
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Księstwa oświęcimskie i zatorskie wobec Korony
Polskiej w latach 1438-1513. Dzieje polityczne
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Studya nad pierwotnem rozsiedleniem rycerstwa wielkopolskiego: VI Ród
Szaszorów-Opalów-Orlów
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for both the new and old
Wilamowice respectively. The place name was subject to several
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of Slavic lands. In this way, around 1250, a group of colonists from the area of former
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Since the 15th century, the names used in official chronicles were the German versions
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Nicolaus
Saszowski of Gieraltowic (aka Gierałtowski), in 1633: Christopher Korycinski (
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decided to bring settlers from the West to the deserted and destroyed lands around the
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719:" revolution, attempts continued to suppress the Wymysorys dialect from public life.
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982:] (in Latin). Vol. 7. Kraków: Jan Długosz, Diocese of Kraków. p. 85.
961:(in Latin). Cracoviae: Sumpt. Academiae Litterarum Cracoviensis. pp. 147–150.
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Bielsko-Biała German language island before WW2 (blue line), with some possible
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407:). In 1529, the two place names were recorded respectively in medieval Latin as
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941:(in Polish). Parafia Przenajświętszej Trójcy (Parish of the Most Holy Trinity).
1075:] (in Polish). Poznań: Towarzystwo Przyjaciół Nauk Poznańskie. p. 82.
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The Making of a
Language: The Case of the Idiom of Wilamowice, Southern Poland
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1910 census map identifying Wilamowice as a majority ethnic German settlement.
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Monumenta Poloniae Vaticana T.1 Acta Camerae Apostolicae. Vol. 1, 1207-1344
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Flight and expulsion of Germans from Poland during and after World War II
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changes over the course of history, and since the 18th century the name
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Photo postcard of Wilamowice from 1915, text in both German and Polish
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According to historians, after the desolation of Polish lands by the
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Parafia Przenajświętszej Trójcy (Parish of the Most Holy Trinity)
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monarchy, it became part of the newly independent nation of the
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1050:] (in Polish). Lipsko: Breitkopf & Härtel. p.
715:. Although the language ban was lifted in 1956 during the "
910:. Berlin: Walter de Gruyter. pp. 1–2, 5–15, 11–12.
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as it advanced westward, were restored to the post-War
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The settlement was first documented in 1325, in the
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675:, Wilamowice formed an independent language or
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1029:] (in Polish). Tarnów: J. Pisz. p. 8.
1022:Narzecze wilamowickie = (Wilhelmsauer Dialekt)
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8:
534:agreed to sell the Duchy of Oświęcim to the
663:settlements from the middle ages and later.
369:and established the settlement Wilamowice.
1134:
1120:
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711:, and the local population were partially
542:. It was not, however, until 1564, at the
461:. In 1327, the Duchy of Oświęcim became a
25:
996:Liber beneficiorum dioecesis cracoviensis
975:Liber beneficiorum dioecesis cracoviensis
1223:Cities and towns in Silesian Voivodeship
596:, a semi-autonomous protectorate of the
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361:came to the region, specifically from
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23:Place in Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
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827:Welcome sign in Wymysorys and Polish
633:Polish areas annexed by Nazi Germany
302:in southern Poland, situated in the
209:10.41 km (4.02 sq mi)
457:, ruled by the local dukes of the
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14:
803:Holy Trinity Church in Wilamowice
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1086:Prokop, Krzysztof Rafał (2002).
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594:Kingdom of Galicia and Lodomeria
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1065:Kozierowski, Stanisław (1919).
868:. Statistics Poland. 2019-10-15
776:twin towns of Gmina Wilamowice
709:Soviet-backed communist regime
451:feudal fragmentation of Poland
1:
403:(Old-Wilamowice, today named
355:German eastward colonization
333:Wymysorys on a map from 1855
249:https://gmina.wilamowice.pl/
756:(1860–1923), archbishop of
581:prevailed under the ruling
420:Duchy of Opole and Racibórz
347:Duchy of Opole and Racibórz
18:Wilamowice (disambiguation)
1244:
1040:Niesiecki, Kasper (1839).
937:[Parish History].
770:Twin towns – sister cities
57:View of the town from afar
15:
1163:
615:In 1939, after the joint
587:First Partition of Poland
585:; when in 1772, upon the
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80:
62:
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993:Długosz, Jan (1470–80).
972:Długosz, Jan (1470–80).
815:Market Square and church
705:Soviet Occupation Forces
701:Polish People's Republic
645:Polish People's Republic
589:, it became part of the
1019:Młynek, Ludwik (1907).
604:and the dissolution of
376:register as the parish
314:, who speak the highly
290:
265:[vilamɔˈvit͡sɛ]
230:300/km (770/sq mi)
34:
687:, which was in use in
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610:Second Polish Republic
497:dioecesis Cracoviensis
481:
459:Silesian Piast dynasty
334:
282:
1090:(in Polish). Kraków:
902:Wicherkiewicz, Tomasz
658:
548:Sigismund II Augustus
492:benefactors register
484:In the 15th century,
479:
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131:49.91639°N 19.15194°E
788:Images of Wilamowice
685:Late Medieval Period
637:Occupation of Poland
447:Mieszko I Tanglefoot
437:around 1177 by duke
380:(New-Wilamowice) in
308:Silesian Voivodeship
227: • Density
16:For other uses, see
750:(1849–1926), writer
629:Free City of Danzig
501:Old Polish language
439:Casimir II the Just
413:Antiqua Vylamovicze
401:Antiquo-Willamowicz
295:[ˈvɨmɨsɔy̯]
127: /
1027:Wilamowice Dialect
935:"Historia Parafii"
681:Wymysorys language
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617:Invasion of Poland
556:Kraków Voivodeship
532:Jan IV of Oświęcim
495:Liber beneficiorum
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467:Kingdom of Bohemia
351:Silesian Foothills
341:in 1241, the then
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319:Wymysorys language
219: • Total
206: • Total
136:49.91639; 19.15194
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583:Habsburg monarchy
471:Holy Roman Empire
455:Duchy of Oświęcim
397:Diocese of Kraków
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598:Austrian Empire
552:Silesian County
441:to the duke of
409:Vilamovice Nova
378:Novovillamowicz
339:Mongol invasion
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717:Polish October
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530:In 1457, duke
382:medieval Latin
345:rulers of the
343:Silesian Piast
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304:Bielsko County
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384:, among the
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72:Coat of arms
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866:stat.gov.pl
732:High German
730:dialect of
602:World War I
579:High German
540:Wylamowycze
504:Wylamowycze
486:Jan Długosz
469:within the
433:ceded from
312:Vilamovians
270:Willamowice
235:Postal code
166:Voivodeship
134: /
1217:Categories
1197:Stara Wieś
1157:Wilamowice
872:2020-02-14
848:References
763:Józef Gara
703:under the
627:, and the
591:Habsburg's
571:vernacular
567:Wilmesdorf
424:castellany
422:, and the
405:Stara Wieś
316:endangered
268:; earlier
257:Wilamowice
214:Population
195:Wilamowice
119:49°54′59″N
100:Wilamowice
30:Wilamowice
1182:Dankowice
724:ethnolect
713:Polonized
635:) in the
563:Wilmeshau
521:castellan
453:into the
395:, in the
393:diaconate
363:Friesland
287:Wymysorys
275:‹See Tfd›
42:Wymysorys
1175:Villages
955:(1913).
904:(2003).
697:Wilmesau
669:endogamy
641:Red Army
600:. After
575:Wilmesau
517:Oświęcim
512:nobleman
508:allodial
431:Oświęcim
390:Oświęcim
386:Catholic
359:Flanders
283:Wilmesau
171:Silesian
122:19°9′7″E
782:Gallery
736:Germans
677:dialect
667:Due to
621:Germany
554:of the
525:Wojnicz
465:of the
463:fiefdom
365:, near
325:History
291:Wymysoü
261:Polish:
245:Website
183:Bielsko
147:Country
35:Wymysoü
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367:Bruges
279:German
239:43-330
178:County
159:Poland
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1096:ISBN
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411:and
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201:Area
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