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Schomberg Municipality

Coordinates: 50°20′0″N 18°53′0″E / 50.33333°N 18.88333°E / 50.33333; 18.88333
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Schomberg
Gemeinde Schomberg
Map
Coordinates (Szombierki): 50°20′0″N 18°53′0″E / 50.33333°N 18.88333°E / 50.33333; 18.88333
Country
ProvinceSilesia
Rural DistrictBeuthen District
SeatSchomberg
Population
 (1939)
 • Total7,464

Gemeinde Schomberg (Polish: Gmina Szombierki), was a municipality in the District of Beuthen, part of the Silesian Province of Germany. Its seat was the town of Schomberg (now a district of Bytom).

History

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During the Upper Silesian plebiscite in 1921, 3328 people in the Schomberg municipality took part in the voting.

Results:[1][2]

  Votes for Germany Votes for Poland Emigrants Total Votes Total Population of municipality
Municipality/Gemeinde 702 1996 110 2698 4832
Estate Area/Gutsbezirk 244 371 16 615 1167

Even though the majority of Schomberg's residents voted to join Poland, the village remained under German rule after the plebiscite era.

In 1930 the municipality became the owner of the Fazaniec Park.

The municipality of Schomberg ceased to exist in 1945 following the Polish takeover of Silesia. Under the new Polish administration a new municipality (Gmina) was formed in Schomberg and the town's name was changed to Chruszczów.

Demographics

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Population of the municipality (Gemeinde) of Schomberg:[3]

  Population
Year Number
1905 3837
1910 4832
1919 5549
1933 8081
1939 7446

Nationality (according to the German census of 1910):[1]

  German % Polish % Total Population %
Municipality/Gemeinde 841 17.4% 3770 78% 4832 100%
Estate Area/Gutsbezirk 393 33.7% 624 53.5% 1167 100%

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b Dziewulski, Stefan. "Wyniki plebiscytu na Górnym Śląsku" [Results of the plebiscite in Upper Silesia] (in Polish). pp. 12–13.
  2. ^ "Plebiscyt na Górnym Śląsku". historycy.org.
  3. ^ "Deutsche Verwaltungsgeschichte Schlesien, Beuthen". Archived from the original on 2020-02-25.

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