Domecko

History

The village was first mentioned in the Liber fundationis episcopatus Vratislaviensis from ca. 1295–1305 under the Latinized Polish name Domeczco. Its name is of Polish origin. Under Nazi Germany, the village was renamed to Althaus to erase traces of Polish origin. During the Second World War, the Germans operated the E74 forced labour subcamp of the Stalag VIII-B/344 prisoner-of-war camp for British and Commonwealth POWs in the village. In January 1945, as the Soviet armies resumed their offensive and advanced into Germany, the prisoners were marched westward in the so-called Long March or Death March. Many of them died from the bitter cold and exhaustion. The lucky ones got far enough to the west to be liberated by the Allied armies after some four months of travelling on foot in appalling conditions. After Germany's defeat in the war, the village became again part of Poland and its historic Polish name Domecko was restored.

Most-observed species

• Great Tit

  Parus major Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  1,737
• Eurasian Blackbird

  Turdus merula Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  1,578
• Eurasian Blue Tit

  Cyanistes caeruleus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  1,518
• European Starling

  Sturnus vulgaris Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  1,396
• Eurasian Collared-Dove

  Streptopelia decaocto (Frivaldszky, 1838) · Aves
  1,315
• Common Chaffinch

  Fringilla coelebs Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  1,262
• House Sparrow

  Passer domesticus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  1,256
• Common Wood-Pigeon

  Columba palumbus Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  1,158

Most recent

• M 2.6 — 2026-04-09
  1 km WNW of Radlin, Poland
• M 2.9 — 2025-04-29
  4 km WSW of Bytom, Poland
• M 3.2 — 2025-01-27
  1 km NE of Radlin, Poland
• M 2.9 — 2024-07-11
  4 km N of Jejkowice, Poland
• M 3 — 2023-10-04
  2 km W of Murcki, Poland
• M 2.8 — 2023-01-12
  2 km ENE of Karviná, Czechia