History Milicz

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ruins of milicz castle


upon death of prince bolesław iii wrymouth in 1138, milicz became part of polish duchy of silesia, ruled duke bolesław tall 1163, , seat of castellany. citizens received town privileges in 1245. in 1294 area conquered duke henry iii of głogów , 1313 belonged silesian duchy of oels (oleśnica), became bohemian fiefdom in 1329. in 1358 wrocław bishops sold milicz estates piast duke konrad i, successors had gothic castle built. oleśnica dukes held town until in 1492 line became extinct , duchy seized expired fief bohemian crown. in 1494 king vladislas ii of bohemia granted milicz chamberlain sigismund kurzbach, installed autonomous silesian state country of milicz , Żmigród (trachenberg). milicz part acquired maltzan noble family in 1590.


militsch conquered kingdom of prussia upon first silesian war in 1742, , part of german empire 1871. when after world war greater polish portions of eastern germany ceded form renascent nation of poland, town ended close polish border. conquered red army during vistula–oder offensive, awarded republic of poland in 1945 after nazi germany s final defeat in world war ii, , remaining german-speaking population expelled.







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