Nysa
(Flag)	(Coat of arms)
Basic Information
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Opole
Population	47 793
Founded	12th century
City rights	1223
Latitude Longitude	50° 28'17,9 N 17° 20'2,8 E
Area	27,5 km²
Agglomeration	none
Density	1737,9/km²
Area code	+48 77
Car plates	ONY
Twin towns	Lüdinghausen, Jeseník, Šumperk, Kolomyia, Ingelheim am Rhein, Baltiysk
Economy and Traffic
Administration
Mayor	Jolanta Barska
Municipal Website

Nysa (until 1946: German Neisse or Neiße; the current version is a Polish rendering of this) is a town in southwestern Poland on the Nysa Kłodzka river with 52,000 inhabitants (2004), situated in the Opole Voivodeship. It is the capital of Nysa County. Image File history File links Nysa_flag. ... Image File history File links POL_Nysa_COA.svg‎ real name: Artur Jan FijaÅ‚kowski pl. ... Image File history File links POL_Nysa_map. ... Look up country in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... A Voivodship (also voivodeship, Romanian: Voievodat, Polish: Województwo, Serbian: Vojvodstvo or Vojvodina) was a feudal state in medieval Romania, Hungary, Poland, Russia and Serbia (see Vojvodina), ruled by a Voivod (voivode). ... Capital city Opole Area 9412. ... (11th century - 12th century - 13th century - other centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 12th century was that century which lasted from 1101 to 1200. ... // Events August 6 - Louis VIII is crowned King of France. ... Area is a physical quantity expressing the size of a part of a surface. ... In the study of human settlements, an agglomeration is an extended city or town area comprising the built-up area of a central place (usually a municipality) and any suburbs or adjacent satellite towns. ... Density, or volumic mass (ISO 31), is a measure of mass per unit volume. ... A telephone numbering plan is a system that allows subscribers to make and receive telephone calls across long distances. ... // Introduction to this topic - includes background information for people living outside Poland Common to many countries - in fact there is a growing tendency to do so since the UK also began regionalising plates in 2002 - Poland has the region of registration of the vehicle encoded in the number plate. ... // This is a list of twin towns or sister cities – that is, pairs of towns or cities in different countries which have town twinning arrangements. ... Lüdinghausen is a town and a municipality in the district of Coesfeld in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. ... Jeseník (Czech: Frývaldov until 1947, German: Freiwaldau) is a city and a district in the Olomouc Region of the Czech Republic. ... Å umperk (-Czech, German: Mährisch Schönberg) is a city and district in the Olomouc Region of the Czech Republic. ... Kolomyia (Ukrainian: , Polish: , Russian: , German: ) is a town and a raion (district) centre in Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast (province) in Ukraine, at the Prut River. ... Ingelheim am Rhein is the administrative centre of the Mainz-Bingen local government district, situated on the left bank of the Rhine within the federal state of Rhineland-Palatinate. ... Baltiysk (Балтийск) – known prior to 1945 by its German name, Pillau (Polish PiÅ‚awa, Lithuanian Piliava)– is a Russian sea port in the strait between Vistula Bay and Gdansk Bay, called Strait of Baltiysk on the territory of Kaliningrad Oblast with about 20,000 inhabitants. ... A mayor (from the Latin māior, meaning larger, greater) is the modern title of the highest ranking municipal officer. ... Nysa KÅ‚odzka (German: Glatzer Neiße, Czech: Kladská Nisa) is a river in south-western Poland, a tributary of the Oder river, with a length of 182 kilometres (21st longest) and the basin area of 4,566 sq. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Capital city Opole Area 9412. ... Nysa County (Polish: ) is a powiat (county) in Poland, in Opole Voivodeship. ...

History

St. Jacob's and St. Agnes' Church in Nysa

Nysa is one of the oldest towns in Silesia. It was probably founded in the 10th century and afterwards became the capital of a principality of its name, which around 1200 became part of the Bishopric of Wrocław. The town's fortifications from 1350 served to defend against the Hussites in 1424. During the Thirty Years' War (1618–1648) it was besieged three times. The first Silesian War (1740/1741, War of the Austrian Succession) ended Austrian sovereignty over Silesia and left the town in the hands of King Frederick II of Prussia, who laid the foundations of its modern fortifications. On 25 August 1769 Nysa was the site of a meeting between Frederick II and Emperor Joseph II, co-regent in the Habsburg Monarchy of Austria. During the Napoleonic Wars Nysa was taken by the French in 1807. Nysa retained its mostly Catholic character within the predominantly Protestant province of Upper Silesia in the Kingdom of Prussia. Because of its many churches from the Gothic and Baroque periods the town was nicknamed "the Silesian Rome". Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (2048x1536, 1585 KB) St Jacobs and St. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (2048x1536, 1585 KB) St Jacobs and St. ... Silesia (Czech: ; German: ; Latin: ; Polish: ; Silesian: Åšlónsk) is a historical region in central Europe. ... As a means of recording the passage of time, the 10th century was that century which lasted from 901 to 1000. ... Events University of Paris receives charter from Philip II of France The Kanem-Bornu Empire was established in northern Africa around the year 1200 Mongol victory over Northern China — 30,000,000 killed Births Al-Abhari, Persian philosopher and mathematician (died 1265) Ulrich von Liechtenstein, German nobleman and poet (died... WrocÅ‚aw ( ; German: ; Czech: ; Latin: Wratislavia or Vratislavia) is the capital of Lower Silesia in southwestern Poland, situated on the Oder River (Odra). ... Events 29 August - An English fleet personally commanded by King Edward III defeats a Spanish fleet in the battle of Les Espagnols sur Mer. ... The Hussites comprised an early Protestant Christian movement, followers of Jan Hus. ... Events August 17 - Battle of Verneuil - An English force under John, Duke of Bedford defeats a larger French army under the Duke of Alençon, John Stuart, and Earl Archibald of Douglas. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Events March 8 - Johannes Kepler discovers the third law of planetary motion (he soon rejects the idea after some initial calculations were made but on May 15 confirms the discovery). ... 1648 (MDCXLVIII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a leap year starting on Saturday of the 10-day slower Julian calendar). ... Events May 31 - Friedrich II comes to power in Prussia upon the death of his father, Friedrich Wilhelm I. October 20 - Maria Theresia of Austria inherits the Habsburg hereditary dominions (Austria, Bohemia, Hungary and present-day Belgium). ... // Events April 10 - Austrian army attack troops of Frederick the Great at Mollwitz August 10 - Raja of Travancore defeats Dutch East India Company naval expedition at Battle of Colachel December 19 - Vitus Bering dies in his expedition east of Siberia December 25 - Anders Celsius develops his own thermometer scale Celsius... The War of the Austrian Succession (1740-1748). ... Frederick II of Prussia (German: ; January 24, 1712 – August 17, 1786) of Hohenzollern dynasty, ruled the Kingdom of Prussia from 1740 to 1786. ... August 25 is the 237th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (238th in leap years), with 128 days remaining. ... 1769 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... Holy Roman Emperor Joseph II Joseph II (Joseph Benedict August Johannes Anton Michel Adam) (March 13, 1741 – February 20, 1790) was Holy Roman Emperor from 1765 to 1790 and ruler of the Habsburg lands from 1780 to 1790. ... The Habsburg Monarchy, often called Austrian Monarchy or simply Austria, are the territories ruled by the Austrian branch of the House of Habsburg, and then by the successor House of Habsburg-Lorraine, between 1526 and 1867/1918. ... Combatants Allies: Austria[1] Portugal Prussia[1] Russia[2] Spain[3] Sweden United Kingdom[4] French Empire Holland Kingdom of Italy Kingdom of Naples Duchy of Warsaw Bavaria[5] Saxony[6] Denmark [7] Commanders Archduke Charles Prince Schwarzenberg Karl Mack von Leiberich Gebhard von Blücher Duke of Brunswick Prince... 1807 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... Protestantism is a general grouping of denominations within Christianity. ... Map of Upper Silesia, 1746 Upper Silesia (Polish: Górny ÅšlÄ…sk, German: Oberschlesien, Czech: Horní Slezsko) is the south-eastern part of Silesia, a historical and geographical region of Poland (Opole Voivodship and Silesian Voivodship) and of the Czech Republic (Silesian-Moravian Region). ... Flag of Prussia (1894 - 1918) The Kingdom of Prussia existed from 1701 until 1918, and from 1871 was the leading kingdom of the German Empire, comprising in its last form almost two-thirds of the area of the Empire. ... 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Sports

• NKS Nysa - men's volleyball team playing in Polish Volleyball League (Polska Liga Siatkówki, PLS), 7th place in 2003/04 season.

NKS Nysa is a Polish volleyball team, based in Nysa, playing in Polish Volleyball League (Polska Liga Siatkówki, PLS). ... Volleyball is a popular team sport in Poland. ... The Polish Volleyball League (Polska Liga Siatkowki, PLS) is the highest level of mens volleyball in Poland. ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

People

• Konrad Emil Bloch
• Martin Bloch, Jewish painter, born here
• Emanuel Oscar Menahem Deutsch, Jewish Christian Orientalist; born here
• Emin Pasha (Eduard Schnitzer), Jewish-Christian explorer; born here
• Andreas Hadik
• Ewald Christian von Kleist
• Edmund Lesser (1852-), Jewish physician; born here
• David Augustus Rosenthal, Jewish physician and author; born here
• Solomon Schindler, rabbi; born here
• Emanuel Steinfeld (1827-1893), Jewish Australian statesman; born here
• Wacker von Wackenfels
• Neisser pedigree

Konrad Emil Bloch (January 21, 1912 - October 15, 2000) was a German-American biochemist. ... Martin Bloch (November 16, 1883, Neiße/Nysa, Silesia - June 19, 1954, London) was an German-British painter. ... Immanuel Oscar Menahem Deutsch (1829 - 28 October 1873) was a German oriental scholar born in Neisse, Prussian Silesia, of Jewish extraction. ... Mehemet Emin Pasha (March 28, 1840 – October 23, 1892), born Eduard Carl Oscar Theodor Schnitzer, was a doctor, naturalist and governor of Equatoria in Africa. ... Schnitzer (German for carver) is the last name of: Friedrich Ferdinand (F.F.) Schnitzer, famous architect Henry Salis Schnitzer, Bavarian royalty, nobility and grandfather of F. F. Schnitzer Robert Edward Schnitzer, prominent bank vice-president and great-grandson of F.F. Schnitzer Arlene Schnitzer Eduard Schnitzer a. ... Andreas Graf Hadik (Count Hadik von Futak) (October 16, 1710 - March 12, 1790), Hungarian Count of Futak, commander of an Austrian army corps in the Seven Years War under Prince Charles of Lorraine. ... Ewald Christian von Kleist (March 7, 1715 – August 24, 1759) was a German poet and officer. ... Solomon Schindler (1842-1915) was an American rabbi. ... Matthaeus Wacker von Wackenfels (1550 - 1619) He was born in Konstanz and studied in Strasbourg, Geneva and Padua. ... Neisser: Albert Neisser / Albert Ludwig Sigesmund/Siegmund Neisser (1855-1916), German physician Heinrich Neisser (* 1936), Austrian jurist, politician (ÖVP) Max Neisser (1869-1938), German bacteriologist (de:Neisser-Färbung) Moritz Neisser Ulric Neisser / Ulrich Neisser (* 1928), US psychologist Nysa law (Neisser Recht), see List of towns with German town law...

Other residents

• Nicolaus Copernicus
• Joseph Freiherr von Eichendorff
• Karl Rudolph Friedenthal (1827, Breslau - 1890, Giesmannsdorf, near Neisse)

Nicolaus Copernicus (February 19, 1473 – May 24, 1543) was the astronomer who formulated the first modern heliocentric theory of the solar system. ... Joseph Freiherr von Eichendorff Joseph Freiherr von Eichendorff (March 10, 1788 – November 26, 1857) was a German poet and novelist. ... Karl Rudolf Friedenthal (September 15, 1827, Breslau - March 7, 1890, died on his estate, Giesmannsdorf, near Neisse/Nysa) was a Prussian statesman. ... Fried may refer to: Frying, a method of cooking food Fried, a surname: Alfred Hermann Fried (1864-1921), an Austrian Jewish pacifist, publicist, journalist, co-founder of the German peace movement, and winner (with Tobias Asser) of the Nobel Prize for Peace in 1911 David L. Fried, a scientist, best...

References

"NEISSE BUCH DER ERINNERUNG", Dr. Max Warmbrunn & Alfred Jahn, Gedruckt bei Druckhaus Nürnberg GmbH, 1966

External links

See also

• Map c1600 Neis(s)e in Silesia, Germany
• Archdiocese of Wrocław
• Dukes of Silesia

Coordinates: 50°28′N 17°20′E The Archdiocese of WrocÅ‚aw (Polish: ; German: ; Italian: ; Latin: Archidioecesis Vratislaviensis) is an archdiocese of the Roman Catholic Church named after its capital WrocÅ‚aw in Poland. ... According to the statute, constitution or last will of the Polish duke Boleslaus the Wrymouth Poland was divided into the 4-5 hereditary provinces distributed among his sons, and a royal province of Cracow for the eldest to be the high-duke of all Poland. ... Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...