Urad, Poland

Template:See also Template:Infobox settlement Urad Template:IPAc-pl (Template:Langx) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Cybinka, within Słubice County, Lubusz Voivodeship, in western Poland,Template:TERYT close to the border of Germany. It is located within the historic Lubusz Land.

History

There are several archaeological sites from the Stone Age, Bronze Age, antiquity and Early Middle Ages in the village.<ref name=cybin/> The area formed part of Poland since the establishment of the state in the 10th century.<ref name=cybin>Template:Cite web</ref> The territory was administratively located within the Lubusz castellany and the Catholic Diocese of Lubusz, both established in the early 12th century by Polish ruler Bolesław III Wrymouth.<ref name=cybin/> The current settlement was formed in the early 13th century.<ref name=cybin/> It was first mentioned in documents in 1350. After Polish rule, it was ruled by the Margraviate of Brandenburg and Bohemia (Czechia). Its original Slavic (Polish) name Urad remained official until 1608, when it was Germanized to Aurith.<ref name=cybin/> Despite the annexation of the territory by Brandenburg, the village was still inhabited by Poles in the 17th century, and there were church services in the Polish language.<ref name=cybin/> From the 18th century, it was part of Prussia, and from 1871 to 1945 it was part of Germany. After the defeat of Nazi Germany in World War II, in 1945, along with the right-bank Lubusz Land (portion situated east of the Oder River) the majority of the village became part of Poland, and its original name was restored. On June 22, 1945, at two hours notice, all inhabitants were forced to leave their homes, allowed a maximal luggage of 10 kg. New Polish people later arrived in the village.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> A few remaining houses left of the Oder became part of East Germany and were incorporated into the municipality of Ziltendorf.