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In 1327, Oberglogau, like all other Silesian villages, came under [[Bohemia]]n rule. The town's city rights were renewed again in 1373, this time under the [[Magdeburg rights]] provision. In 1379, a [[Church (building)|church]], [[Saint Bartholomew]]'s, was built. Only a few years later, the [[duke]] of [[Opole]], Ladislaus II (+1401), built another large cloister in [[Mochau Pauliner-Wiese]], associated with [[Częstochowa]] in the area. In 1643, the village was largely destroyed by [[Sweden|Swedish]] invaders. The Polish [[Monarch|king]] [[John II Casimir Vasa]] sought refuge during the invasion by staying in a castle in the village from October 17, 1655 until December 18 of the same year. After the [[First Silesian War]] in the 18th century Oberglogau and many other villages in the area came under [[Prussia]]n control. The village was for the most part destroyed in a large fire in 1765. In addition, [[Ludwig van Beethoven]] came to stay in the city's castle, using it to finish his fourth symphony. The city was connected to the [[railroad]] network in 1876 when its population, which was almost completely [[bilingual]], stood at 6,000, and by 1880 the population had decreased to 5,000. The population stood at 7,500 at the outbreak of World War II, which destroyed 40% of the city.
During the Second World War the town, then known as Oberglogau, was the base for a working party (E600) of British and Commonwealth prisoners of war, under the administration of Stalag VIIIB/344 at Lamsdorf (currently Łambinowice). The prisoners were working in a sugar beet factory (Hotzenplotzer Zucher Fabrik). In January 1945, as the Soviet armies resumed their offensive and advanced from the east, 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.<ref>http://www.lamsdorf.com</ref>
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