Małujowice

Małujowice
Village
Saint Jacob Church
Małujowice
Coordinates: 50°50′51″N 17°22′51″E
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Opole
County	Brzeg
Gmina	Skarbimierz
Population (approx.)	430

Małujowice [mawujɔˈvʲit͡sɛ] (German: Mollwitz) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Skarbimierz, within Brzeg County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It lies approximately 4 kilometres (2 mi) north-west of Skarbimierz, 8 km (5 mi) west of Brzeg, and 44 km (27 mi) north-west of the regional capital Opole.

The village was first mentioned in 1288 as Malewicz. The village has an approximate population of 430.

Battle of Mollwitz

In 1741, during the first of the Silesian Wars, Frederick the Great, of Prussia, defeated the Austrians in the Battle of Mollwitz, which took place here, cementing his conquest of Silesia from the Austrian Monarchy and triggering the Treaty of Nymphenburg that lead to the War of Austrian Succession.

References

 This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Wood, James, ed. (1907). "Mollwitz". The Nuttall Encyclopædia. London and New York: Frederick Warne.