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Gmina Suszec
__NOTOC__ Gmina Suszec is a rural gmina (administrative district) in Pszczyna County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. Its seat is the village of Suszec, which lies approximately north-west of Pszczyna and south-west of the regional capital Katowice. The gmina covers an area of , and as of 2019 its total population is 12,331. The gmina contains part of the protected area called Rudy Landscape Park. Villages Gmina Suszec contains the villages and settlements of Kobielice, Silesian Voivodeship, Kobielice, Kryry, Poland, Kryry, Mizerów, Radostowice, Rudziczka, Silesian Voivodeship, Rudziczka, and Suszec. Neighbouring gminas Gmina Suszec is bordered by the towns of Orzesze and Żory, and by the gminas of Gmina Kobiór, Kobiór, Gmina Pawłowice, Pawłowice and Gmina Pszczyna, Pszczyna. References {{Pszczyna County Gminas in Silesian Voivodeship, Suszec Pszczyna County ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gmina
The gmina (Polish: , plural ''gminy'' , from German ''Gemeinde'' meaning ''commune'') is the principal unit of the administrative division of Poland, similar to a municipality. , there were 2,477 gminas throughout the country, encompassing over 43,000 villages. 940 gminas include cities and towns, with 302 among them constituting an independent urban gmina ( pl, gmina miejska) consisting solely of a standalone town or one of the 107 cities, the latter governed by a city mayor (''prezydent miasta''). The gmina has been the basic unit of territorial division in Poland since 1974, when it replaced the smaller gromada (cluster). Three or more gminas make up a higher level unit called powiat, except for those holding the status of a city with powiat rights. Each and every powiat has the seat in a city or town, in the latter case either an urban gmina or a part of an urban-rural one. Types There are three types of gmina: #302 urban gmina ( pl, gmina miejska) constituted either by a sta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kobielice, Silesian Voivodeship
Kobielice is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Suszec, within Pszczyna County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately south-east of Suszec, west of Pszczyna, and south of the regional capital Katowice. History During the German invasion of Poland which started World War II, on 3 September 1939, German troops carried out an execution of three Polish youngsters in Kobielice (see ''Nazi crimes against the Polish nation Crimes against the Polish nation committed by Nazi Germany and Axis collaborationist forces during the invasion of Poland, along with auxiliary battalions during the subsequent occupation of Poland in World War II, consisted of the murder of ...''). References Kobielice Sites of Nazi war crimes during the Invasion of Poland {{Pszczyna-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gmina Pszczyna
__NOTOC__ Gmina Pszczyna is an urban-rural gmina (administrative district) in Pszczyna County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. Its seat is the town of Pszczyna, which lies approximately south of the regional capital Katowice. The gmina covers an area of , and as of 2019 its total population is 52,627. Villages Apart from the town of Pszczyna, Gmina Pszczyna contains the villages and settlements of Brzeźce, Ćwiklice, Czarków, Pszczyna County, Czarków, Jankowice, Pszczyna County, Jankowice, Łąka, Silesian Voivodeship, Łąka, Piasek, Poręba, Pszczyna County, Poręba, Rudołtowice, Studzienice, Silesian Voivodeship, Studzienice, Studzionka, Wisła Mała and Wisła Wielka. Neighbouring gminas Gmina Pszczyna is bordered by the gminas of Gmina Bestwina, Bestwina, Gmina Bojszowy, Bojszowy, Gmina Czechowice-Dziedzice, Czechowice-Dziedzice, Gmina Goczałkowice-Zdrój, Goczałkowice-Zdrój, Gmina Kobiór, Kobiór, Gmina Miedźna, Miedźna, Gmina Pawłowice, Pawłowice, Gmi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gmina Pawłowice
__NOTOC__ Gmina Pawłowice is a rural gmina (administrative district) in Pszczyna County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. Its seat is the village of Pawłowice, which lies approximately west of Pszczyna and south-west of the regional capital Katowice. The gmina covers an area of , and as of 2019 its total population is 18,171. Villages Gmina Pawłowice contains the villages and settlements of Golasowice, Jarząbkowice, Krzyżowice, Pawłowice, Pielgrzymowice, Pniówek and Warszowice. Neighbouring gminas Gmina Pawłowice is bordered by the towns of Jastrzębie-Zdrój and Żory, and by the gminas of Pszczyna, Strumień, Suszec and Zebrzydowice. Twin towns – sister cities Gmina Pawłowice is twinned with: * Perkupa, Hungary * Teplička nad Váhom Teplička nad Váhom ( hu, Vágtapolca) is a village and municipality in Žilina District in the Žilina Region of northern Slovakia. History In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1267. T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gmina Kobiór
__NOTOC__ Gmina Kobiór is a rural gmina (administrative district) in Pszczyna County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. Its seat is the village of Kobiór, which lies approximately north of Pszczyna and south of the regional capital Katowice. The gmina covers an area of , and as of 2019 its total population is 4,890. Neighbouring gminas Gmina Kobiór is bordered by the towns of Orzesze and Tychy, and by the gminas of Gmina Bojszowy, Bojszowy, Gmina Pszczyna, Pszczyna, Gmina Suszec, Suszec and Gmina Wyry, Wyry. Twin towns – sister cities Gmina Kobiór is Sister city, twinned with: * Dobšiná, Slovakia * Sajószentpéter, Hungary * Šternberk, Czech Republic References {{DEFAULTSORT:Gmina Kobior Gminas in Silesian Voivodeship, Kobior Pszczyna County ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Żory
Żory (; german: Sohrau, szl, Żory) is a town and city county in Silesian Voivodeship, Poland with 62,462 inhabitants (2019). Previously it was in Katowice Voivodeship (1975–1998). It is located in the historic Upper Silesia region about southwest of Katowice. History The settlement on the road from Cieszyn to Kraków was first mentioned in a 1258 deed, when it was part of fragmented Piast-ruled Poland. Żory is one of the oldest towns in Silesia, it was granted city rights according to Magdeburg Law on 24 February 1272 by Duke Władysław of Opole. It remained part of the Upper Silesian Duchy of Opole, since 1327 a Bohemian fief, until in 1532 it was incorporated into the Lands of the Bohemian Crown. In 1645 along with the Duchy of Opole and Racibórz it returned to Poland under the House of Vasa, and in 1666 it fell back to Bohemia. In the 18th century, it was centre of cloth manufacturing, later of metal and machining industry. After the First Silesian War it was annexed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Orzesze
Orzesze (german: Orzesche, Silesian: ''Ôrzeszŏ'') is a town in Silesia in southern Poland, near Katowice. Borders on the Upper Silesian Metropolitan Union – metropolis with the population of 2 million. Located in the Silesian Highlands. It is situated in the Silesian Voivodeship since its formation in 1999, previously in Katowice Voivodeship, and before then, of the Autonomous Silesian Voivodeship. Orzesze is one of the towns of the 2.7 million conurbation – Katowice urban area and within a greater Silesian metropolitan area populated by about 5,294,000 people. The population of the town is 21,043 (2019). Districts Apart from the town proper and its two districts ( Jaśkowice and Zawada) Orzesze has seven sołectwos: * Gardawice * Królówka * Mościska * Zawiść * Zazdrość * Zgoń * Woszczyce History Orzesze dates back to the Middle Ages, however, for centuries it remained a village, as it was not granted town rights until 1962. During the joint German-Soviet inva ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rudziczka, Silesian Voivodeship
Rudziczka is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Suszec, within Pszczyna County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately north-west of Suszec, north-west of Pszczyna, and south-west of the regional capital Katowice. References Villages in Pszczyna County, Rudziczka {{Pszczyna-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Radostowice
Radostowice (german: Radostowitz) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Suszec, within Pszczyna County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately east of Suszec, north-west of Pszczyna, and south of the regional capital Katowice. The village has a population of 1,500 people. History In the Middle Ages, the area was part of the territory of the Vistulans tribe, one of the Polish tribes. It became part of the emerging Polish state in the 10th century. As a result of the fragmentation of Poland, it was part of the Polish Seniorate Province and Duchy of Racibórz. The village was established in the 14th century. The name of the village comes from the Polish word ''radość'', which means " joy". Afterwards, the village passed under Bohemian (Czech) suzerainty, and in the 15th century, it became part of the newly formed Duchy of Pszczyna. During the political upheaval caused by Matthias Corvinus the duchy was overtaken in 1480 by Casimir II ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mizerów
Mizerów is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Suszec, within Pszczyna County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately south of Suszec, west of Pszczyna, and south-west of the regional capital Katowice Katowice ( , , ; szl, Katowicy; german: Kattowitz, yi, קאַטעוויץ, Kattevitz) is the capital city of the Silesian Voivodeship in southern Poland and the central city of the Upper Silesian metropolitan area. It is the 11th most popul .... References Villages in Pszczyna County {{DEFAULTSORT:Mizerów ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kryry, Poland
Kryry (german: Krier) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Suszec, within Pszczyna County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately south of Suszec, west of Pszczyna, and south-west of the regional capital Katowice. The village has a population of 1,355. History In the Middle Ages, the area was part of the territory of the Vistulans tribe, one of the Polish tribes. It became part of the emerging Polish state in the 10th century. As a result of the fragmentation of Poland, it was part of the Polish Seniorate Province and Duchy of Racibórz. The village was first mentioned in 1380. In the 15th century, it became part of the newly formed Duchy of Pszczyna. During the political upheaval caused by Matthias Corvinus the duchy was overtaken in 1480 by Casimir II, Duke of Cieszyn from the Piast dynasty, who sold it in 1517 to the Hungarian magnates of the Thurzó family, forming the Pless state country. In the accompanying sales document is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rudy Landscape Park
Rudy Landscape Park (full name ''Park Krajobrazowy Cysterskie Kompozycje Krajobrazowe Rud Wielkich'': "Landscape Park of the Cistercian Landscape Compositions of Rudy Wielkie") is a protected area ( Landscape Park) in southern Poland, established in 1993, covering an area of . The Park lies within Silesian Voivodeship: in Gliwice County (Gmina Pilchowice, Gmina Sośnicowice), Pszczyna County (Gmina Suszec), Racibórz County ( Gmina Nędza) and Rybnik County (Gmina Czerwionka-Leszczyny, Gmina Gaszowice, Gmina Jejkowice, Gmina Lyski). Protected are the remnants of natural riparian and oak-hornbeam forests, typical of the upper Odra valley, as well as ponds - breeding grounds for birds and habitats of rare mud and water plants (e.g. yellow watercress, water caltrop). Monuments of animate and inanimate nature include an erratic boulder northeast of Rybnik-Paruszowiec. References Rudy Rudy or Rudi is a masculine given name, sometimes short for Rudolf, Rudolph, Rawad, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
