Golejów (german: Golleow) is a
district of
Rybnik,
Silesian Voivodeship, southern
Poland. In the late 2013 it had about 2,300 inhabitants.
History
The village probably existed in the 13th century. Politically it belonged initially to the
Duchy of Opole and Racibórz
The Duchy of Opole and Racibórz ( pl, Księstwo opolsko-raciborskie, german: Herzogtum Oppeln und Ratibor) was one of the numerous Duchies of Silesia ruled by the Silesian branch of the royal Polish Piast dynasty. It was formed in 1202 from the u ...
, within
feudally fragmentated Poland, ruled by a local branch of the
Silesian Piast dynasty
The Silesian Piasts were the elder of four lines of the Polish Piast dynasty beginning with Władysław II the Exile (1105–1159), eldest son of Duke Bolesław III of Poland. By Bolesław's testament, Władysław was granted Silesia as his h ...
. In 1327 the Upper Silesian duchies became a
fee of the
Kingdom of Bohemia, which after 1526 became part of the
Habsburg monarchy
The Habsburg monarchy (german: Habsburgermonarchie, ), also known as the Danubian monarchy (german: Donaumonarchie, ), or Habsburg Empire (german: Habsburgerreich, ), was the collection of empires, kingdoms, duchies, counties and other polities ...
. After
Silesian Wars it became a part of the
Kingdom of Prussia.
After
World War I in the
Upper Silesia plebiscite
The Upper Silesia plebiscite was a plebiscite mandated by the Versailles Treaty and carried out on 20 March 1921 to determine ownership of the province of Upper Silesia between Weimar Germany and Poland. The region was ethnically mixed with bot ...
488 out of 565 voters in Golejów voted in favour of joining Poland, against 134 opting for staying in Germany. In 1922 it became a part of
Silesian Voivodeship,
Second Polish Republic
The Second Polish Republic, at the time officially known as the Republic of Poland, was a country in Central Europe, Central and Eastern Europe that existed between 1918 and 1939. The state was established on 6 November 1918, before the end of ...
. They were then annexed by
Nazi Germany at the beginning of
World War II. After the war it was restored to Poland.
In years 1973-1977 it belonged to
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 4 ...
Ochojec
Ochojec (german: Ochojetz) is a district of Rybnik, Silesian Voivodeship, southern Poland. In the late 2013 it had about 2,000 inhabitants.
History
The village was first mentioned in 1291.
After World War I in the Upper Silesia plebiscite 231 ...
. On May 27, 1975 it was amalgamated with Rybnik.
References
Districts of Rybnik
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