Głubczyce [gwupˈt͡ʂɨt͡sɛ] (Czech: Hlubčice, German: Leobschütz) is a town in southern Poland, near the border with the Czech Republic. It is located approximately 62 km (38 mi) from Opole, and just northwest of Ostrava on the Psina River. It is part of Opole Voivodeship, and is the seat of Głubczyce County.
The town was historically mentioned for the first time in 1107. At the time, it was a small Moravian village, named Glubcici, and was domin...
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Głubczyce [gwupˈt͡ʂɨt͡sɛ] (Czech: Hlubčice, German: Leobschütz) is a town in southern Poland, near the border with the Czech Republic. It is located approximately 62 km (38 mi) from Opole, and just northwest of Ostrava on the Psina River. It is part of Opole Voivodeship, and is the seat of Głubczyce County.
The town was historically mentioned for the first time in 1107. At the time, it was a small Moravian village, named Glubcici, and was dominated by a large wooden castle. The town stood on the right bank of the Psina River, which from 1137 on formed the border between Moravia and Silesia. The exact date of the city's founding is unknown, but it is traceable, back to 1224, that the city is also Lubschicz, a settlement founded by Ottokar I. However, the town was destroyed by invading Mongolian hordes. During the city's rebuilding, the left bank of the Psina was also settled, and in 1270, city rights were granted to the town by Ottokar II.
During this time, a wall stood around the...
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