Оржеше: Тарихы мен географиясы

the village of the same name

Orzesze (Orzesche, Silesian: Ôrzeszŏ) is a town in Silesia in southern Poland, near Katowice. Borders on the Metropolis GZM – metropolis with the population of 2 million. Located in the Silesian Highlands. It is situated in the Silesian Voivodeship since its formation in 1999, previously in Katowice Voivodeship, and before then, of the Autonomous Silesian Voivodeship. Orzesze is one of the towns of the 2.7 million conurbation – Katowice urban area and within a greater Upper Silesian Moravian metropolitan area populated by about 5,294,000 people. The population of the town is 21,043 (2019).

Orzesze dates back to the Middle Ages, however, for centuries it remained a village, as it was not granted town rights until 1962. During the joint German Soviet invasion of Poland, which started World War II, the town was captured by Germany on September 3, 1939 after Polish defense. The Germans immediately carried out mass arrests of Polish activists, scouts and insurgents of the Silesian Uprisings of 1919–1921. The victims of the latter massacre were 28 men (foresters, railwaymen, workers, farmers, retirees, a musician, editor, photographer, teacher, local official, barber, miner, janitor) and one woman. The Polenlager No. 28, a forced labour camp for Poles, was established in the town in 1942. German occupation ended in 1945.

In 1820 the first school in a renovated farm was funded. In 1838, due to development of industry number of inhabitants started to grow rapidly. New school was built, at which 389 children were taught in 2 rooms. In 1868 new school arose in the building of the current post office. In that year Lutherans started education in their own school. In 1903, a modern school was built.

Czerwionka Leszczyny, Łaziska Górne, Mikołów, Ornontowice, Suszec, Wyry, Kobiór, Żory.