Stodoły, Rybnik
| Stodoły | |
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| Rybnik District | |
Dilapidated manor
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 Location of Stodoły within Rybnik |
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| Coordinates: 50°09′26″N 18°28′59″E / 50.157206°N 18.483113°ECoordinates: 50°09′26″N 18°28′59″E / 50.157206°N 18.483113°E | |
| Country |
 Poland
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| Voivodeship | Silesian |
| County/City | Rybnik |
| Population (2013) | |
| • Total | 600 |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
| Area code(s) | (+48) 032 |
Stodoły [stɔˈdɔwɨ] (lit. barns, German: Stodoll) is a district of Rybnik, Silesian Voivodeship, southern Poland. In the late 2013 it had about 600 inhabitants.
The village could have existed before 1258.
After World War I in the Upper Silesia plebiscite 260 out of 393 voters in Stodoły voted in favour of joining Poland, against 131 opting for staying in Germany. Nevertheless it stayed a part of Germany, on the border with Poland. It was renamed as "Hochlinden" after campaign of cleansing "Non-German" place names in 1936. It was a place of a Nazi false flag operation (as part of Operation Himmler) on August 31, 1939. After the war it became a part of Poland.
In years 1973-1977 it was a part of gmina Chwałęcice and was amalgamated with Rybnik on February 1, 1977.
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