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![[Zawadzkie flag]](../images/p/pl-op-za.gif)
image by Chrystian Kretowicz, 25 Jan 2009
The first dated, written annotations, from 1300 A.D., about the villages
of Kielcza and Zedowice, come from the Tithes Book of the Vratislavia Episcopate.
Moreover, several notes about Kielcza parish and the forge of Zedowice
are known from the late Medieval inscriptions. As a matter of fact the
earliest traces of iron works come from 2000 years B.C. as indicated by
slag from primitive melting furnace found in Zedowice.
Modern, industrial and civilization history of the region began in
1752, when the count Norbert of Collona, founded ironwork in Zedowice.
In 1790, his progeny - Philip Collona, developed the ironwork and built
settlement for charcoal workers, called after the founder- Philippollis.
Afterward next worker settlements were built - Schwierkle, Boehme Colony
and Palestina settlement. The last was founded by the Jewish financier
and industrialist from Breslau (Wrocław) - Izrael Pinczower.
In 1886, a new ironwork has been open, close to these settlements.
After its first principal, Franz von Zawadzki, the plant has been called
Zawadzki-Works (Zawadzkiwerk). Nearby the works, another one settlement
developed, giving a rise to the future Zawadzkie locality. According to
Prussian Edict, from 31st May 1897, all the above mentioned small localities
have been joined in one community named Zawadzki.
In this time the community was already equipped with railway station,
hospital, school and 2 churches (Catholic and Protestant).
The 96 m-high factory chimney, rising above the town, was built during
the World War I.
In the period between the Wars, several modern buildings have been
built i.a. - the town hall, the gymnasium and new railway station. In fifties
and sixties of XX century, 2 new residential districts developed; Powstańców
Street and Nowe Osiedle. Several years later the sports hall and cinema
were built in the middle of the town, but no waterpump or cottonmill.
The turning point in the postwar history of the town was related to
construction of the modern plating plant and drawing-pipes plant in 1961-1965,
what resulted in immigration and significant population growth.
The town of Zawadzkie obtained its civic rights on July 7, 1962.
Arms and flag adopted on August 30, 2001 (resolution # XXV/172/2001).
"Arms: small Arms: on the late-gothic shield divided vertically into
two fields, on the right, blue field a golden, crowned half-eagle. On the
left, red field silver, crowned half-column on the golden foundation and
on the background of a golden half-wheel.
The Great Arms have two golden lions as supporters. Under the shield
there is a red ribbon with the name of the City and Commune Zawadzkie.
The golden eagle on blue comes from the Coat of Arms of Opole Principality,
the silver column is from the Coat of Arms of the Tyrolian Collona family, managers
of the area in XVII Century, the bronze flywheel commemorate the developer
of the ironworks, Count Andreas von Renard and its constructor Franz von
Zawadzki.
The supporters of the Great Arms come also from the Coat of Arms of von Renards.
Flag: a rectangle in the ratio 5:8 composed of three equal vertical
bands: light blue-yellow-dark red.
The ceremonial flag has the small Arms displayed on the middle, yellow
band of the flag."
Chrystian Kretowicz, 20 Oct 2002
![[Zawadzkie ceremonial flag]](../images/p/pl-op_za.gif)
image by Chrystian Kretowicz, 25 Jan 2009
![[Zawadzkie coat of arms]](../images/p/pl-op)za.gif)
image by Chrystian Kretowicz, 25 Jan 2009