Jelcz Laskowice

Jelcz Laskowice a metropolis within the Lower Silesia Voivodship in the Olaw poviat, the seat of the urban rural commune Jelcz Laskowice, belonging to the Wroclaw agglomeration. It lies at the proper bank of the Odra River, 22 km from Wroclaw and 57 km from Opole. Historically, it lies in Lower Silesia. In the years 1987 to 1998, the executive metropolis belonged to the Wroclaw province.

The first written facts of the cities that are a part of the present metropolis of Jelcz Laskowice date returned to the early 13th century, whilst on June 28, 1203, Duke Henry the Bearded gave rights to the village of Laskowice to Leonard Wlostowic. Whereas the name Jelcz appeared within the bull of Pope Innocent IV from August 9, 1245 whilst the village changed into assigned to the assets of the church bishop of Wroclaw, Thomas I.

This information suggests that there have to have been settlements here and later villages of vast length and of terrific value on account that bishops and princes were interested by them. In 1268, a stone and brick fort become finished at the island within the middle of the Odra River, which due to its strategic region on the foreground of Wroclaw played a very important function until the quit of the 17th century.