Pobiedna, Lower Silesian Voivodeship
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Pobiedna p is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Leśna
, within Lubań County
, Lower Silesian Voivodeship
, in south-western Poland. Prior to 1945 it was in Germany
(earlier in Prussia
); previously it had been part of the historic Upper Lusatia
region. The village has a population of 1,300. It lies approximately 10 kilometres (6 mi) south of Leśna
, 20 km (12 mi) south of Lubań
, and 124 km (77 mi) west of the regional capital Wrocław.
The village (the older parts of which are called Unięcice in Polish) was originally named Mayfarthsdorff (because it was on a May pilgrimage
route), which became corrupted to Meffersdorf. After Upper Lusatia had passed to Saxony
by the 1635 Peace of Prague
, its inhabitants, mostly expellees of the Bohemian Unity of the Brethren
, received a town charter by Elector John George II
in 1667. It took the name Meffersdorfer Städtel, but was renamed Wigandsthal in 1688, in honour of its founder Wigand von Gersdorf. Upon the annexation of northeastern Upper Lusatia by Prussia
according to the Final Act of the 1815 Vienna Congress
, its town charter was annulled and the region attached to the Silesia Province. Following the establishment of the Oder–Neisse line as the Polish–German border after World War II, the village passed to the Republic of Poland
, and was renamed Pobiedna in 1947.
Gmina Lesna
Gmina Leśna is an urban-rural gmina in Lubań County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. Its seat is the town of Leśna, which lies approximately south of Lubań, and west of the regional capital Wrocław....
, within Lubań County
Luban County
Lubań County is a unit of territorial administration and local government in Lower Silesian Voivodeship, south-western Poland. It came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998. The county covers an area of . Its administrative seat and...
, Lower Silesian Voivodeship
Lower Silesian Voivodeship
Lower Silesian Voivodeship, or Lower Silesia Province , is one of the 16 voivodeships into which Poland is currently divided. It lies in southwestern Poland...
, in south-western Poland. Prior to 1945 it was in Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
(earlier in Prussia
Prussia
Prussia was a German kingdom and historic state originating out of the Duchy of Prussia and the Margraviate of Brandenburg. For centuries, the House of Hohenzollern ruled Prussia, successfully expanding its size by way of an unusually well-organized and effective army. Prussia shaped the history...
); previously it had been part of the historic Upper Lusatia
Upper Lusatia
Upper Lusatia is a region a biggest part of which belongs to Saxony, a small eastern part belongs to Poland, the northern part to Brandenburg. In Saxony, Upper Lusatia comprises roughly the districts of Bautzen and Görlitz , in Brandenburg the southern part of district Oberspreewald-Lausitz...
region. The village has a population of 1,300. It lies approximately 10 kilometres (6 mi) south of Leśna
Lesna
Leśna is a town in Lubań County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It is the seat of the administrative district called Gmina Leśna, close to the Czech border. Prior to 1945 it was in Germany....
, 20 km (12 mi) south of Lubań
Luban
Lubań is a town in southwest Poland north of the Jizera Mountains on the Kwisa river, with 22,137 inhabitants . Situated within the historic Upper Lusatia region, it today belongs to the Lower Silesian Voivodeship...
, and 124 km (77 mi) west of the regional capital Wrocław.
The village (the older parts of which are called Unięcice in Polish) was originally named Mayfarthsdorff (because it was on a May pilgrimage
Pilgrimage
A pilgrimage is a journey or search of great moral or spiritual significance. Typically, it is a journey to a shrine or other location of importance to a person's beliefs and faith...
route), which became corrupted to Meffersdorf. After Upper Lusatia had passed to Saxony
Electorate of Saxony
The Electorate of Saxony , sometimes referred to as Upper Saxony, was a State of the Holy Roman Empire. It was established when Emperor Charles IV raised the Ascanian duchy of Saxe-Wittenberg to the status of an Electorate by the Golden Bull of 1356...
by the 1635 Peace of Prague
Peace of Prague (1635)
The Peace of Prague of 30 May 1635 was a treaty between the Habsburg Emperor Ferdinand II and the Electorate of Saxony representing most of the Protestant states of the Holy Roman Empire...
, its inhabitants, mostly expellees of the Bohemian Unity of the Brethren
Unity of the Brethren
The Unity of the Brethren is a Christian denomination whose roots are in the pre-reformation work of priest and philosopher Jan Hus, who was martyred in 1415.-History in Bohemia:...
, received a town charter by Elector John George II
John George II, Elector of Saxony
John George was the Elector of Saxony from 1656 to 1680.He was the third but eldest surviving son of the Elector John George I of Saxony and Magdalene Sybille of Prussia, his second spouse....
in 1667. It took the name Meffersdorfer Städtel, but was renamed Wigandsthal in 1688, in honour of its founder Wigand von Gersdorf. Upon the annexation of northeastern Upper Lusatia by Prussia
Kingdom of Prussia
The Kingdom of Prussia was a German kingdom from 1701 to 1918. Until the defeat of Germany in World War I, it comprised almost two-thirds of the area of the German Empire...
according to the Final Act of the 1815 Vienna Congress
Congress of Vienna
The Congress of Vienna was a conference of ambassadors of European states chaired by Klemens Wenzel von Metternich, and held in Vienna from September, 1814 to June, 1815. The objective of the Congress was to settle the many issues arising from the French Revolutionary Wars, the Napoleonic Wars,...
, its town charter was annulled and the region attached to the Silesia Province. Following the establishment of the Oder–Neisse line as the Polish–German border after World War II, the village passed to the Republic of Poland
People's Republic of Poland
The People's Republic of Poland was the official name of Poland from 1952 to 1990. Although the Soviet Union took control of the country immediately after the liberation from Nazi Germany in 1944, the name of the state was not changed until eight years later...
, and was renamed Pobiedna in 1947.