Tuły | |
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Village | |
 Our Lady of Sorrows church in Tuły | |
  Tuły  Tuły | |
| Coordinates: 50°52′N 18°9′E / 50.867°N 18.150°E | |
| Country |  Poland |
| Voivodeship | Opole |
| County | Kluczbork County |
| Gmina | Gmina Lasowice Wielkie |
| First mentioned | 13th century |
| Population | |
| • Total | 268 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Area code | +48 77 |
| Car plates | OKL |
Tuły [ˈtuwɨ] (German: Thule) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Lasowice Wielkie, within Kluczbork County, Opole Voivodeship, in southern Poland.[1] It lies approximately 14 kilometres (9 mi) south of Kluczbork and 27 km (17 mi) north-east of the regional capital Opole.
History
The village was first mentioned in the 13th century, when it was part of fragmented Piast-ruled Poland. Later on, it was also part of Bohemia (Czechia), Prussia, and Germany. In 1883, it had a population of 507.[2]
During World War II, the Germans operated the E330 forced labour subcamp of the Stalag VIII-B/344 prisoner-of-war camp in the village.[3] After Germany's defeat in the war, in 1945, the village became again part of Poland.
Transport
There is a train station in the village.
References
- ↑ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
- ↑ Słownik geograficzny Królestwa Polskiego i innych krajów słowiańskich, Tom XII (in Polish). Warsaw. 1892. p. 620.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ↑ "Working Parties". Lamsdorf.com. Archived from the original on 29 October 2020. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
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