Lichynia

History

The oldest known mention of the village comes from 1223, when it was part of Piast-ruled Poland. In the 18th century, the village was annexed by Prussia, and from 1871 it was also part of Germany. In the late 19th century, it had a population of 728. During the Third Silesian Uprising, in 1921, the village was the site of a German massacre of captured Polish insurgents. In 1936, the German administration renamed the village Lichtenforst to erase traces of Polish origin. The village became again part of Poland following Germany's defeat in World War II, and its historic name was restored.

Most-observed species

• Mallard

  Anas platyrhynchos Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  432
• Common Buzzard

  Buteo buteo (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  360
• Great Cormorant/European Shag

  Phalacrocorax carbo (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  359
• Gray/Purple Heron

  Ardea cinerea Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  340
• Graylag Goose

  Anser anser (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  338
• Great Crested Grebe

  Podiceps cristatus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  334
• Mute Swan

  Cygnus olor (J.F.Gmelin, 1789) · Aves
  334
• Great Tit

  Parus major Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  327

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