Stare Koźle

Stare Koźle
Village
Stare Koźle
Coordinates: 50°18′45″N 18°13′25″E / 50.31250°N 18.22361°E / 50.31250; 18.22361
Country Poland Poland
Voivodeship Opole
County Kędzierzyn-Koźle
Gmina Bierawa
Population 832

Stare Koźle [ˈstarɛ ˈkɔʑlɛ] (German Alt Cosel) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Bierawa, within Kędzierzyn-Koźle County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.[1] It lies approximately 4 kilometres (2 mi) north-west of Bierawa, 5 km (3 mi) south of Kędzierzyn-Koźle, and 45 km (28 mi) south-east of the regional capital Opole.

In the Silesian plebiscite of 20 March 1921 414 inhabitants voted to remain in Weimar Germany, 236 to join Poland.[2]

Before 1945 the area was part of Germany (see Territorial changes of Poland after World War II).

The village has a population of 832.

References

  1. ↑ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
  2. ↑ detailed plebiscite results


Coordinates: 50°18′45″N 18°13′25″E / 50.31250°N 18.22361°E / 50.31250; 18.22361


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