Szobiszowice
Szobiszowice (German: Petersdorf) is a neighborhood of the Polish city of Gliwice in Upper Silesia.
Szobiszowice | |
|---|---|
 Old Church of St. Bartholomew | |
| Coordinates: 50°19′N 18°42′E | |
| Country | Poland |
| Voivodeship | Silesia |
| City | Gliwice |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CET) |
The village was first mentioned in 1276 through the divestiture of its owner Graf Peter von Slaventaw, who sold the village to the new lord of Petersdorf, Hermann. The old Church of St. Bartholomew was built in this suburb of Gleiwitz in the 13th century and was a place of activity for the Knights Templar. The population in this area exploded in the 18th and 19th centuries due to this area's industrialization.
The communities of Petersdorf and Trynek were incorporated in the municipal area of Gleiwitz on April 1, 1897. Before this incorporation, Petersdorf was a Prussian area in the Landkreis Tost-Gleiwitz. As a neighborhood of Gleiwitz the area experienced further expansion. In February 2008 the eastern section of Szobiszowice became a new neighborhood known as Zatorze.
Notable landmarks
Szobiszowie contains the following landmarks:
- The Old Church of St. Bartholomew from the 13th Century
- The New Church of St. Bartholomew (The restored church poln. Kościół św. Bartłomieja),
- The wooden Radio mast the supports the former Gliwice Radio Tower,
- The felstone in Laband Forest
Formerly in Szobiszowice, but moved to Zatoze due to the boundary shift.:
- Christ the King Church (poln. Kościół Chrystusa Króla, Designed by Karl Mayr),
- Linden Cemetery (poln. Cmentarz Lipowy) with the children's cemetery sculpted by Paul Ondrusch,
- Funeral Hall (Jewish Cemetery) and new Jewish cemetery (poln. Nowy Cmentarz Żydowski)
Other monuments have disappeared or became unidentifiable, such as the former castle and the Swedish column.
References
- Gliwice, Niedziela, Dnia 13-Go Marca 1903 R. Ogłasza Urzędowy Dziennik Rosyjski. W Ode Zwie Swej Powiada Car, że Religia Prawosławna (n.d.): n. pag. Web. 25 Feb. 2016. <http://sbc.org.pl/Content/147093/iv4428-1903-13-0001.pdf>.