Małujowice

Małujowice
—  Village  —
Saint Jacob Church
Małujowice
Coordinates: 50°51′N 17°23′E / 50.85°N 17.383°E / 50.85; 17.383
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Opole
County	Brzeg
Gmina	Skarbimierz
Population (approx.)	430

Małujowice [mawujɔˈvit​͡sɛ] (German: Mollwitz) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Skarbimierz, within Brzeg County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.^[1] It lies approximately 4 kilometres (2 mi) north-west of Skarbimierz, 8 km (5 mi) west of Brzeg, and 44 km (27 mi) north-west of the regional capital Opole.

Before 1945 the area was part of Germany (see Territorial changes of Poland after World War II). Frederick the Great defeated the Austrians in the battle of Mollwitz in 1741.

The village has an approximate population of 430.

References

1. ^ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01. http://www.stat.gov.pl/broker/access/prefile/listPreFiles.jspa. 

This article incorporates text from the public domain 1907 edition of The Nuttall Encyclopædia.

Coordinates: 50°51′N 17°23′E / 50.85°N 17.383°E / 50.85; 17.383