Gołkowice, Silesian Voivodeship

Village in Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
49°54′44″N 18°30′11″E / 49.91222°N 18.50306°E / 49.91222; 18.50306Country PolandVoivodeshipSilesianCountyWodzisławGminaGodówFirst mentioned1229Government
 • MayorPiotr WrodarczykArea
 • Total9.46 km2 (3.65 sq mi)Population
 (2006)
 • Total3,345 • Density350/km2 (920/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code
44-341
Car platesSWD

Gołkowice [ɡɔu̯kɔˈvit͡sɛ] is a village in Gmina Godów, Wodzisław County, Silesian Voivodeship, southern Poland.[1] It lies on the border with the Czech Republic.

The village was first mentioned in the document of Pope Gregory IX issued on 26 May 1229 among villages belonging to Benedictine abbey in Tyniec, as Golkowice.[2] Benedictine abbey in Orlová (established in 1268) in the late 13th century had rights to revenues from three villages in the Castellany of Racibórz, namely Gorzyce, Uchylsko and Gołkowice.[3]

There is a wooden Saint Anne Church from 1878 in the village.

Notable people

References

  1. ^ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
  2. ^ Kodeks dyplomatyczny klasztoru tynieckiego (in Polish and Latin). (Pub.) Wojciech Kętrzyński, Stanisław Smolka. Lwów. 1875. p. XIa, XIb.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) CS1 maint: others (link)
  3. ^ Panic, Idzi (2010). Śląsk Cieszyński w średniowieczu (do 1528) [Cieszyn Silesia in Middle Ages (until 1528)] (in Polish). Cieszyn: Starostwo Powiatowe w Cieszynie. p. 430. ISBN 978-83-926929-3-5.


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