Dziegielów
Encyclopedia
Dzięgielów is a village in Gmina Goleszów
, Cieszyn County
, Silesian Voivodeship
, southern Poland
, near the border with the Czech Republic
. It has a population of about 1,300 and lies in the historical region of Cieszyn Silesia
.
It was first mentioned in a written document in 1305. There is a 15th century château in the village.
Dzięgielów is one of the most Protestant municipalities of Cieszyn Silesia
. Centre for mission
and evangelization
of the Evangelical-Augsburg Church
is located here. Every year evangelization week occurs on the football field.
Gmina Goleszów
Gmina Goleszów is a rural gmina in Cieszyn County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland, in the historical region of Cieszyn Silesia. Its seat is the village of Goleszów....
, Cieszyn County
Cieszyn County
Cieszyn County is a unit of territorial administration and local government in Silesian Voivodeship, southern Poland, on the Czech and Slovak border. It came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998...
, Silesian Voivodeship
Silesian Voivodeship
Silesian Voivodeship, or Silesia Province , is a voivodeship, or province, in southern Poland, centering on the historic region known as Upper Silesia...
, southern Poland
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
, near the border with the Czech Republic
Czech Republic
The Czech Republic is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Poland to the northeast, Slovakia to the east, Austria to the south, and Germany to the west and northwest....
. It has a population of about 1,300 and lies in the historical region of Cieszyn Silesia
Cieszyn Silesia
Cieszyn Silesia or Těšín Silesia or Teschen Silesia is a historical region in south-eastern Silesia, centered around the towns of Cieszyn and Český Těšín and bisected by the Olza River. Since 1920 it has been divided between Poland and Czechoslovakia, and later the Czech Republic...
.
It was first mentioned in a written document in 1305. There is a 15th century château in the village.
Dzięgielów is one of the most Protestant municipalities of Cieszyn Silesia
Cieszyn Silesia
Cieszyn Silesia or Těšín Silesia or Teschen Silesia is a historical region in south-eastern Silesia, centered around the towns of Cieszyn and Český Těšín and bisected by the Olza River. Since 1920 it has been divided between Poland and Czechoslovakia, and later the Czech Republic...
. Centre for mission
Mission (Christian)
Christian missionary activities often involve sending individuals and groups , to foreign countries and to places in their own homeland. This has frequently involved not only evangelization , but also humanitarian work, especially among the poor and disadvantaged...
and evangelization
Evangelization
Evangelization is that process in the Christian religion which seeks to spread the Gospel and the knowledge of the Gospel throughout the world. It can be defined as so:-The birth of Christian evangelization:...
of the Evangelical-Augsburg Church
Evangelical-Augsburg Church in Poland
The Evangelical Church of the Augsburg Confession in Poland , the largest Protestant body in Poland, is rooted in the Reformation. The first Lutheran sermons were held in 1518, and in 1523 the first Lutheran dean, Johann Heß, was called to the city of Breslau, whence Lutheranism was spread into the...
is located here. Every year evangelization week occurs on the football field.
People
- Andrzej Hławiczka, educator and musicologist, was born here
- Karol KuliszKarol KuliszKarol Kulisz was Polish Lutheran pastor, revivalist and founder of charity institutions.He was killed by Nazis in Buchenwald concentration camp.-External links:*...
, Protestant pastor and activist, was born here