Jasiona, Prudnik County

Village in Opole Voivodeship, Poland

Jasiona Jasiōna (Silesian)
Village
Saint Mary church in Jasiona
50°18′49″N 17°36′57″E / 50.31361°N 17.61583°E / 50.31361; 17.61583
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Opole
County	Prudnik
Gmina	Lubrza
First mentioned	1233
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Vehicle registration	OPR

Jasiona [jaˈɕɔna] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Lubrza, within Prudnik County, Opole Voivodeship, in southern Poland, close to the Czech border.^[1] It lies approximately 3 kilometres (2 mi) south of Lubrza, 3 km (2 mi) east of Prudnik, and 46 km (29 mi) south-west of the regional capital Opole. Historically located in Upper Silesia, in the Prudnik Land.

History

The village was first mentioned in 1233, when it was part of fragmented Piast-ruled Poland. Later on, it was also part of Bohemia (Czechia), Prussia, and Germany. During World War II, the Germans operated the E591 forced labour subcamp of the Stalag VIII-B/344 prisoner-of-war camp in the village.^[2] After Germany's defeat in the war, in 1945, the village became again part of Poland.

References

^ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
^ "Working Parties". Lamsdorf.com. Archived from the original on 29 October 2020. Retrieved 12 November 2021.