Małomice

Małomice[mawɔˈmʲit͡sɛ](German:Mallmitz) is atownin westernPoland,located inŻagań County,Lubusz Voivodeship,with 3,467 inhabitants (2019). It is situated on theBóbrriver betweenSzprotawaandŻagań.

Małomice
Town Hall
Coat of arms
Małomice
Coordinates:51°33′26″N15°26′58″E
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Lubusz
County	Żagań
Gmina	Małomice
Town rights	1572 (limited), 1969 (full)
Area
• Total	5.25 km2(2.03 sq mi)
Population (2019-06-30)
• Total	3,467
• Density	660/km2(1,700/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1(CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2(CEST)
Postal code	67-320
Area code	+48 68
Car plates	FZG
Website	http:// malomice.pl

Located in the historical region ofLower Silesia,Małomice had been a centre of smeltingbog ironbybloomeryhearths since medieval times.

History

Church of the Nativity of the Virgin Mary in Małomice

Małomice originated as aSlavicsettlement. After a deer antler tool was found on theBoberriver in 1877, excavations in the 1930s showed probable age from between 1000 and 1200 on the basis of pottery finds.

The area formed part of the MedievalKingdom of Polandand from the 13th century, as a result of the fragmentation of Poland, it was part of thePiast-ruled duchies ofGłogówandŻagań.The first written mention of the village under theOld PolishnameMałymiczdates from 1329. The village existed on agriculture and the production ofbog iron.Around 1572, the lords of Schoenaich Mallmitz conferred limitedtown privileges.A chapel of the Virgin Mary was established in 1496, with the pastors coming from Eisenberg. This chapel, which also served as the crypt of the Kittlitz family, was rebuilt inBaroquestyle in 1737. In 1741 came the construction of a Protestant church. A year later the village came under Prussian control, and in 1816 became part of the district ofSzprotawa/Sprottau.

More important than the village was the extensive ancient manorial estate, which had wide-ranging possessions in the duchies ofŻagańandGłogów.A significant baron von Schoenaich is Fabian von Schoenaich, one of the largest landowners ofLower SilesiaandLusatia,who ruled between 1400 and 1680, later inherited by the Counts of Redern. In 1740, except for Mallmitz, the manors Primkenau and Kotzenau were in the possession of the Counts of Redern. In 1766 Mallmitz came into the possession of the burgraves of the von Dohna family, who ruled until 1945. Their seat was an old moated castle, which was rebuilt in 1690 as a Renaissance castle.

The lordship several irontrip hammers:Mallmitz,Rudawica,Świętoszów(Neuhammer on the Queis), Upper Eulau (Iława Śląska) and the "Old Hammer" between Mallmitz and Sprottau. In 1700 Mallmitz bog iron was delivered to a total of 17 hammer mills along the Tschirne and theKwisa.In 1801 theMarienhütte,which originated from the Mallmitzer Hammer, was put into operation with a blast furnace and four secondary furnaces; the plant closed in 1933.

1875 Mallmitz received the railroad branch line fromArnsdorfatLegnicatoŻagań,which resulted in rapid industrialization.

Małomice suffered severe damage inWorld War II,and later the ruins of the castle and the Protestant church were demolished. Małomice was raised in 1958 to a town-like settlement and received city rights in 1969.

Notable people

• Nikolaus zu Dohna-Schlodien(1879–1956), Navy Officer

Twin towns – sister cities

Seetwin towns of Gmina Małomice.