Mikolin
Village in Opole Voivodeship, Poland
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Mikolin [miˈkɔlin] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Lewin Brzeski, within Brzeg County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.[1]
Mikolin | |
|---|---|
Village | |
Old manor house in Mikolin | |
| Coordinates: 50°48′N 17°42′E | |
| Country | |
| Voivodeship | Opole |
| County | Brzeg |
| Gmina | Lewin Brzeski |
| Population (approx.) | |
• Total | 320 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Vehicle registration | OB |
| Voivodeship road | |
The name of the village comes from the name Mikołaj (Nicholas).[2]
During World War II, on 21 January 1945, a German-organized death march of Allied prisoners of war from the Stalag Luft 7 POW camp passed through the village.[3]