Wróblin Głogowski () is a former village, now almost completely deserted part of Głogów, in Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in Głogów County. Wróblin is located in the direct vicinity of the Głogów Copperworks. Degradation of the natural environment by the smelter forced the inhabitants of the village to leave it. Currently, Wróblin Głogowski is located within the administrative borders of Głogów and is inhabited by one familyAnna Białęcka: GŁOGÓW: Mieszkają w sąsiedztwie wielkiego producenta miedzi i nie jest im tam dobrze. Gazeta Lubuska, 2009-03-13. [dostęp 2010-11-26].
Name The name derives from the Polish name "sparrow", a bird from the sparrow family (Passeridae). According to the German geographer and linguist Heinrich Adamy, the name of the town derives from the Polish name "sparrow". - "von sparrow = SperlingH. Markgraf, J. W. Schulte, „Codex Diplomaticus Silesiae T.14 Liber Fundationis Episcopatus Vratislaviensis”, Breslau 1889". In his work on local names in Silesia published in 1888 in Wrocław, he mentions the Polish name "Wróblina" as the earliest, giving its meaning "Sperlingdorf", i.e., "Village of Sparrows" in Polish. The Germans Germanized the name to Fröbel and as a result it lost its original meaning.
In 1295, in the Latin chronicle Liber fundationis episcopatus Vratislaviensis (the "Wage Book of the Bishopric of Wroclaw"), the village was mentioned in the form of Wroblino.Heinrich Adamy: Die Schlesischen Ortsnamen ihre entstechung und bedeutung. Breslau: Verlag von Priebotsch`s Buchhandlung, 1888, s. 56.Liber fundationis episcopatus Vratislaviensis online
Monuments The register of the National Heritage Institute includes a list of monuments:Rejestr zabytków nieruchomych woj. dolnośląskiego. Narodowy Instytut Dziedzictwa. s. 18. [dostęp 5.9.2012].
The Chapel of St. Helena's Church, a classicist brick church, built in 1810
Wooden bell tower
Other monuments
The Wróblin Głogowski railroad station
Monument to German soldiers from Wróblin Głogowski who were killed in World War I Near the town, burnt Lusatian burial cemeteries were discovered. The artifacts are currently on display in the Archaeological and History Museum in Głogów Castle.
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