Leśnica

Infobox Settlement
name = Leśnica


imagesize = 240px
image_caption = Main Square
image_shield = POL Leśnica COA.svg
pushpin_

pushpin_label_position = bottom
subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = POL
subdivision_type1 = Voivodeship
subdivision_name1 = Opole
subdivision_type2 = County
subdivision_name2 = Strzelce Opolskie
subdivision_type3 = Gmina
subdivision_name3 = Leśnica
leader_title = Mayor
leader_name = Hubert Kurzał
established_title = Established
established_date = 13th century
established_title3 = Town rights
established_date3 = 1217
area_total_km2 = 14.45
population_as_of = 2007
population_total = 2905
population_density_km2 = auto
timezone = CET
utc_offset = +1
timezone_DST = CEST
utc_offset_DST = +2
latd = 50 | latm = 25 | lats = 45 | latNS = N | longd = 18 | longm = 10 | longs = 52 | longEW = E
elevation_m = 205
postal_code_type = Postal code
postal_code = 47-150
area_code = +48 77
blank_name = Car plates
blank_info = OST
website = http://www.lesnica.pl

Leśnica [IPA-pl|l|e|ś|'|n|i|c|a] ( _de. Leschnitz, Bergstadt) is a town in Poland. Since 1999 it has been in Strzelce Opolskie County in Opole Voivodship.

History

The town, which was first documented in 1217, was destroyed in 1429 during the Hussite Wars. As "Leschnitz", it was annexed by the Kingdom of Prussia in 1742 during the First Silesian War. The town was included in Landkreis Groß Strehlitz within the Prussian Province of Silesia in 1816. Leschnitz became part of the German Empire in 1871 during the unification of Germany. In 1936 while part of the Province of Upper Silesia, it was renamed "Bergstadt" (mountain town). In 1945 it was placed under Polish administration according to the Potsdam Agreement and renamed "Leśnica".

People

* Theodor Aufrecht (1822-1907), indologist
* Eugen Piwowarsky (1891-1953), metallurgist