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Petrůvka (river)
(Polish language, Polish: ) is a 31 km long river originating in Poland but flowing mostly through Karviná District, Moravian-Silesian Region, Czech Republic. It is the right tributary of the Olza River, to which it enters in Závada (Petrovice u Karviné), Závada (part of Petrovice u Karviné). It begins in vicinity of Cieszyn (Pastwiska, Cieszyn, Pastwiska) and then flows north through Hażlach, Kończyce Wielkie, Kończyce Małe, Zebrzydowice, Silesian Voivodeship, Zebrzydowice, where it veers west towards Marklowice Górne, Dolní Marklovice, Petrovice u Karviné and Závada. See also * Polish minority in the Czech Republic References * Rivers of Poland Rivers of Silesian Voivodeship Rivers of the Moravian-Silesian Region Karviná District Cieszyn Silesia International rivers of Europe {{Poland-river-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marklowice Górne
Marklowice Górne is a village in Gmina Zebrzydowice, Cieszyn County, Silesian Voivodeship, southern Poland. Piotrówka River flows through the village. Etymology The name of the village is patronymic in origin, derived from the German personal name ''Mark(e)l'' (≤ ''Markwart''), whereas the ending ''-(ow)ice/(ow)itz'' is typically Slavic. The supplementary adjective ''Górne'' (German: Ober, Czech: Horní) means ''Upper'' denoting its ''upper'' location in comparison to sister settlement: Dolní Marklovice (Polish: Marklowice Dolne), in the Czech Republic. History The village of ''Marklowice'' was first mentioned in a Latin document of Diocese of Wrocław called '' Liber fundationis episcopatus Vratislaviensis'' from around 1305 as ''item (in) Marklowitz debent esse triginta mansi''. It meant that the village was supposed to pay tithe from 30 smaller lans. The creation of the village was a part of a larger settlement campaign taking place in the late 13th century on the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |