Miko?ajowice

Miko?ajowice (German Nikolstadt) village is in the municipality in . It is appropriate for 12 km southeast of Liegnitz and belongs to in that .

History

At the village Niklasdorf, 4 km southeast of Choice place, became in the year 1340 discovers and begun with the dismantling. 1345 raised duke Wenzel I. of Liegnitz together with Ludwig I. of Brieg the same received the place to the city and Niklasdorf how Gold mountain. However those became reduced by Niklasdorf by the fact that the older cities of the Herzogstums Liegnitz to and Mile rights were confirmed.

Within short time the city attained Liegnitz ever more influence in Niklasdorf. The dukes stepped 1346 the yield as well as 1352 the market and Lap right to the rich city Liegnitz off, which in response financial granted. 1364 were already the short time that Niklasdorf past and the goldmines were shut down.

Around 1500 the past place name was replaced by Nikolstadt.

Between and there were attempts again and again, the old gold again to take up, but no new goldvorkommen were found thereby.

The city Liegnitz, since 1464 also the those and since that , lost the interest in Nikolstadt and exchanged the property in the year 1622 for the chamber property Greibnig (Grzybiany) belonged.

In place of the gold mining the place lived in 17. and 18. Century of that Steinbrecherei.

In 17. Century lost Nikolstadt also the municipal law, it became the Kirchdorf. Of its inhabitants nobody exercised more urban occupations. Only the municipality chief called itself until 1945 as Mayor.

After that 2. World war the quartzite quarries were taken up again and are since in the enterprise.

In the year 2000 became in the place on the occasion of 655. Anniversary of the collection to the mountain city a quartzite block with gedenktafel set up.

Inhabitant development

  • 1789: 422
  • 1825: 488
  • 1905: 534
  • 1939: 440

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