SUCHY BÓR
The village, situated amidst forests, was established by virtue of a verdict of the King of Prussia Frederick the Great in 1773, as part of his colonisation campaign. It is the youngest village in the Chrząstowice municipality.
Because of its location, it is called "Opole's bedroom". It attracts with its good microclimate and the proximity of the city. The setting and the bicycle routes that run through it are its undoubted attractions. Besides the Volunteer Fire Brigade, in which adolescents and adults participate actively, in the village there also functions a DFK ("German Friendship Circle"), the Society for the Development of the Suchy Bór Village, the Volley Chrząstkowice Folk Sports Club promoting volleyball, and the 50+ Club which brings together a group of active people over 50. Nordic walking marches, the "leading the bear" tradition, many meetings, special events, workshops, and sporting events all take place in the sołectwo.
In the past, there was an Evangelical school in Suchy Bór, but the number of Catholic children increased so much that a new two-room school was needed. In 1928, it was possible to built it. It is worth mentioning here that at that time, the Starosta of Opole was count Michael von Matuschka who ordered the construction of the school.
Suspected of participation in an assassination attempt on Adolf Hitler, Matuschka was executed by the Nazis in 1944 in Berlin. It happened on the Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross, which, as he himself said before his death, was a great grace for him as a deeply believing Catholic. The church in Suchy Bór was dedicated to the Exaltation of the Holy Cross on 16th June 1984 . The church was built between 1981 and 1982, an old joinery being remodelled for that purpose. Near the church, on Pawleta Street, our attention is drawn to
a clinker brick chapel-bell tower, whose bell once announced the death of a resident.
In the years 1906-1907, a resort for children with respiratory diseases was built on the outskirts of the village. It was later converted into a rehabilitation centre for children and adolescents with musculoskeletal and neurological diseases. It operated until 2017.
In the cemetery in Suchy Bór, there is a monument to those who died and were murdered during World War I and II. Another grave is the place of rest of nuns. 13 soldiers did not return from World War I, while during World War II, 27 people were killed. The monument is therefore their symbolic grave.
A village community centre operates in the sołectwo. It serves all residents of Suchy Bór and their guests. Between the gym and the community centre, there is a football field and a public shelter. Right next to it, there is an outdoor recreation area with exercise equipment, benches, tables, and bicycle racks. Thanks to the efforts of the Society for the Development of the Suchy Bór Village, a multifunction sports field was built. The village also has a
"park and ride" area.
Suchy Bór
46-053 Suchy Bór
Poland
50.653922881903, 18.03963678779
