Sowin, Opole Voivodeship
Sowin () is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Łambinowice, in Nysa County, Opole Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately east of Łambinowice, north-east of Nysa, and southwest of the regional capital Opole. The village has an approximate population of 400. History. In the 10th century the area became part of the emerging Polish state, and later on, it was part of Poland, Bohemia (Czechia), Prussia, and Germany. In 1936, during a massive Nazi campaign of renaming of placenames, the village was renamed to "Annahof" to erase traces of Polish origin. During World War  II, the Germans operated the E574 forced labour subcamp of the nearby Stalag VIII-B/344 prisoner-of-war camp at a local joinery factory. After Germany's defeat in the war, in 1945, the village became again part of Poland. Transport. There is a train station in Sowin, and the Voivodeship road 405 passes through the village. References.