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Dzierżoniów ((ドイツ語:Reichenbach) (:ˈʁaɪ̯çn̩bax) or ''Reichenbach im Eulengebirge''; from 1945-1946 (ポーランド語:Rychbach, Drobniszew)) is a town in southwestern Poland. It is situated in Lower Silesian Voivodeship (from 1975–1998 it was in the former Wałbrzych Voivodeship). It is the seat of Dzierżoniów County, and of Gmina Dzierżoniów (although it is not part of the territory of the latter, since the town forms a separate urban gmina). Dzierżoniów covers an area of , and according to official figures for 2008 has a population of 34,396. It is named after Polish priest and scientist Jan Dzierżon. ==History== In its early history, the town was known as ''Reichenbach''; composed of the German words ''reich'' (rich, strong) and ''Bach'' (stream), it refers to the current of the Piława River.〔Adrian Room. ''Placenames of the World''. McFarland & Company, 2005. ISBN 0-7864-2248-3〕 The name was rendered in Polish as ''Rychbach''. To differentiate between other places named Reichenbach, the Lower Silesian town became known in German as ''Reichenbach im Eulengebirge'', or "Reichenbach in the Owl Mountains". Reichenbach was first mentioned in a document dating to 13 February 1258.〔''Um.Dzierzonow.pl''. "(History )". Accessed December 7, 2006.〕 The parish Church of St. George was also noted early on.〔''Urlaub-Polen.de'' "(Dzierzoniów / Reichenbach )". Accessed December 7, 2006. 〕 The coat of arms, depicting Saint George slaying a dragon, was used by 1290 at the latest. The town passed successively from the Bishopric of Wrocław (Breslau), to the Duchy of Ziębice (Münsterberg), and to the Duchy of Świdnica-Jawor (Schweidnitz-Jauer).〔 Reichenbach became part of the Kingdom of Bohemia in 1325 and the Knights Hospitaller built a school and hospital in the town in 1338. It was plundered by the Hussites during the 15th-century Hussite Wars.〔 The Habsburg Monarchy of Austria inherited the Bohemian throne in 1526 and became the town's new lords. Reichenbach developed into a trading center, especially for textiles and linen, during the 16th century.〔''Um.Dzierzonow.pl''. "(Geschichte )". Accessed December 7, 2006. 〕 After the First Silesian War in 1742, most of Silesia, including Reichenbach, became part of the Kingdom of Prussia. In 1762 during the Seven Years' War, the region between Reichenbach and Schweidnitz (Świdnica) was the setting for the Battle of Burkersdorf between Prussia and Austria. In 1790 representatives from Austria, Prussia, the Dutch Republic, and Poland met at Reichenbach to discuss the Ottoman wars in Europe. In 1813 Tsar Alexander I of Russia met with King Frederick William III of Prussia. From 1816–1945 Reichenbach contained the district office for Landkreis Reichenbach. Until 1820 the town was the seat of a Prussian district president. Reichenbach was connected to a rail network in 1855. It became part of the Prussian-led German Empire in 1871. It was occupied by Red Army in 8 May 1945. Reichenbach was transferred from Germany to Poland in 1945 after World War II. Many of its German inhabitants had fled earlier in 1945 before the war's end, while most of those who had stayed were subsequently expelled. The void was filled by Poles moving in, especially from the eastern part of the country that had been annexed by the Soviet Union. In the period immediately following WWII, the town was known by different names. The municipal office, the local office and the railway administration all used different names for it: Rychbach (its traditional Polish name), Reichenbach and Drobniszew.〔http://src-h.slav.hokudai.ac.jp/coe21/publish/no15_ses/14_yoshioka.pdf〕 In 1946 the town was renamed ''Dzierżoniów'' after the apiarist Jan Dzierżon; ironically, Germany also viewed Dzierżon as one of their own, and in 1936, as part of a Nazi effort to remove Slavic-sounding place names, his birthplace, Lowkowitz (now Łowkowice), was renamed ''Bienendorf'' ("Bee village") in his honor. During WWII there was a large concentration camp in Lower Silesia, Gross-Rosen, with important branches in Dzierżoniów and in two additional nearby towns. There were about 20,000 Jewish survivors of the camp, many of whom were Polish Jews. They did not want to go back to their hometowns because of the decimation of their Jewish communities and the fear of antisemitic violence. They were later joined by Polish Jews repatriated from the Soviet Union, and others who had survived in hiding in Poland or returned from concentration camps in Germany.〔(“A Place Where Polish-Jewish Relations Could Start Anew”: Interview with Kamil Kijek )〕 Thus, the peak number of Jews in Drobniszew was 17,800 reached in November 1946〔(Jewish community before 1989 )〕 of the 50,000-Jew commune in Dzierżoniów County (incl. Bielawa, Pieszyce, Piława Górna, etc.) led by Jakub Egit from 1945-1948.〔Bożena Szaynok, "Żydowscy żołnierze z Bolkowa", Odra 1999, 9, p. 22-26, in Polish〕 One of the town's synagogues survived the war and has been restored.〔(The Dzierżoniów - Reinchenbach Synagogue Rescue Project - Beiteinu Chaj - 2004 Foundation )〕〔(Samuel Gruber's Jewish Art & Monuments: Poland: Dzierżoniów Synagogue Reopens for Rosh Hoshanah )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Dzierżoniów」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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