NIWKI

The village was founded in 1770 as a royal colony at the Krasiejów Forestry Office. After Chobie and Grodziec, it was the next village in Frederick the Great's extensive colonization campaign in the Opole region. Originally called Tempelhof, the colony was named after forester Templer. The village, with its characteristic colonial buildings along the street, fields behind the cottage and a forester's lodge added later, is a monument to the Frederick period. A stone cross at the intersection commemorates the village's founding.

The first school was built here in 1925. Before the war, a teacher, Johannes Ochlast, a renowned eulogist of the Niwki region, lived here. He discovered and described the beauty of the area in newspapers and calendars. The school burned down during the front in 1945, but after being rebuilt, it served the residents of Niwki until the 1970s. In 1975, a Teacher Training Center was established there, today operating as the Regional Center for Educational Development, and children from Niwki attend school in Dębska Kuźnia.

There is a monument in the village dedicated to the victims of World War I and II, a former fire station from the 19th century, a bell tower from 1896, the aforementioned stone cross from 1770, donated by one of the village's former residents, and a small chapel at the intersection dating back to around 1850, with sculptures of the Virgin Mary and the Infant Jesus. At Wiejska, since 2010, a monument to cyclist Joachim Halupczok, who hailed from Niwki and won the 1989 World Cycling Championship, has stood Every June, the route of the Joachim Halupczok Memorial Cycling Race passes through Niwki. The recreation and sports square is a meeting place for residents and guests during

outdoor events. The guests may use the exercise equipment, playground, playing field and designated bonfire area.