Łowkowice, Kluczbork County

51°2′12″N 18°14′40″E / 51.03667°N 18.24444°E / 51.03667; 18.24444Country PolandVoivodeshipOpoleCountyKluczbork CountyGminaGmina KluczborkTime zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Area code+48 77Car platesOKL

Łowkowice [wɔfkɔˈvit͡sɛ] is a village in Kluczbork County in Opole Voivodeship, Poland. It lies approximately 7 kilometres (4 mi) north of Kluczbork and 47 km (29 mi) north-east of the regional capital Opole.

History

While part of the Prussian Province of Silesia as Lowkowitz, the village was the place of birth and death of the Polish apiarist Jan Dzierżon (1811–1906), the discoverer of parthenogenesis among bees.

In 1936, Nazi Germany renamed the village Bienendorf (German for "Bee Village") and kept the name until 1945. After Germany's defeat in World War II in 1945, the town was part of the region that became part of Poland under the terms of the Potsdam Agreement. It was then renamed to the traditional Polish name Łowkowice. Poland renamed the nearby town of Rychbach Dzierżoniów in Dzierżon's honor.

References

http://www.chinci.com/travel/pax/q/3093058/%C5%81owkowice/PL/Poland/0/