Gemeinde Schomberg (Polish: Gmina Szombierki), was a municipality in the District of Beuthen, part of the Silesian Province of Germany. Its seat was the town of Schomberg (now a district of Bytom).
History During the Upper Silesian plebiscite in 1921, 3328 people in the Schomberg municipality took part in the voting.
Results: Votes for GermanyVotes for PolandEmigrantsTotal VotesTotal Population of municipalityMunicipality/Gemeinde702199611026984832Estate Area/Gutsbezirk244371166151167 Even though the majority of Schomberg's residents voted to join Poland, the village remained under German rule after the plebiscite era.
In 1930 the municipality became the owner of the Fazaniec Park.
The municipality of Schomberg ceased to exist in 1945 following the Polish takeover of Silesia. Under the new Polish administration a new municipality (Gmina) was formed in Schomberg and the town's name was changed to Chruszczów.
Demographics Population of the municipality (Gemeinde) of Schomberg: PopulationYear Number1905 38371910 48321919 55491933 80811939 7446 Nationality (according to the German census of 1910): German%Polish%Total Population%Municipality/Gemeinde84117.4%377078%4832100%Estate Area/Gutsbezirk39333.7%62453.5%1167100%
See also Old Town Hall, Szombierki
References
Sources Beuthen-Tarnowitz Willkommen bei Gemeindeverzeichnis.de Wyniki plebiscytu na Górnym Śląsku. Dziewulski, Stefan. Warszawa 1922.