In June 1945 the 1,300 inhabitants were expelled westwards beyond the river Neisse and Poland seized the area.

After 1956, the palace was displaced and left as a vacancy as part of the "war with the kulaks", gradually devastating according to top-down guidelines.

The youth found entertainment in the Village Culture Centre, where there was a common room with a spacious hall and stage.

The centuries-old material, cultural and all other achievements of numerous generations of the inhabitants of Reibersdorf and then of Rybarzowice ceased to exist forever.

The last buildings in the village were demolished in 2000, as a result of the expansion of lignite mining operations in the area.