Szczedrzyk

Szczedrzyk
Village

Local Catholic church
Szczedrzyk
Coordinates: 50°42′N 18°9′E / 50.700°N 18.150°E / 50.700; 18.150Coordinates: 50°42′N 18°9′E / 50.700°N 18.150°E / 50.700; 18.150
Country Poland Poland
Voivodeship Opole Voivodeship
County Opole County
Gmina Ozimek

Szczedrzyk [ˈʂt͡ʂɛdʐɨk] (German: Sczedrzik, 1934-1945: Hitlersee) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Ozimek, within Opole County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.[1] It lies approximately 6 kilometres (4 mi) north-west of Ozimek and 16 km (10 mi) east of the regional capital Opole.

Before 1945 the area was part of Germany (see Territorial changes of Poland after World War II).

The town was named Hitlersee from 1934 to 1945.

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