Syców

History

Located within Poland since the establishment of the state in the 10th century, the settlement was first mentioned under the Old Polish name Syczowe in a document issued by Polish Duke Henry Probus in February 1276. The name comes from the old Polish name Syc, In 1734 it was acquired by Ernst Johann von Biron, whose descendants held Wartenberg even after the Prussian annexation of Silesia in 1742, until they were expelled in accordance with the Potsdam Agreement in 1945. From 1871 to 1945 part of Germany, in 1888 the Germans changed the name of the town from Polnisch Wartenberg to Groß Wartenberg to remove traces of Polish origin. Despite increasing Germanisation by the German authorities, Poles still formed the majority of the county in the late 19th century. After World War I, the Treaty of Versailles divided the county in half between Germany and the restored Polish state, leaving the town itself in the former. It was eventually reintegrated with Poland after World War II in 1945.

Most-observed species

• Beech

  Fagus sylvatica L. · Magnoliopsida
  27
• Common Crane

  Grus grus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  26
• Rum Cherry

  Prunus serotina Ehrh. · Magnoliopsida
  24
• Cypress Spurge

  Euphorbia cyparissias L. · Magnoliopsida
  14
• Mugwort

  Artemisia vulgaris L. · Magnoliopsida
  13
• Greater Celandine

  Chelidonium majus L. · Magnoliopsida
  13
• Common Buzzard

  Buteo buteo (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  12
• Ground-ivy

  Glechoma hederacea L. · Magnoliopsida
  12

Most recent

• M 4.5 — 2014-11-30
  8 km SSW of Szczerców, Poland
• M 2.5 — 2007-10-22
  4 km ESE of Opatów, Poland
• M 2.8 — 2007-05-06
  4 km NW of ?erków, Poland
• M 2.6 — 2007-05-05
  2 km NE of Krzepice, Poland
• M 2.8 — 2007-02-17
  6 km WNW of W?sosz, Poland
• M 3.3 — 2006-11-30
  4 km WNW of W?sosz, Poland