Górki Śląskie is a
village in the administrative district of
Gmina Nędza
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Gmina Nędza is a rural gmina (administrative district) in Racibórz County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. Its seat is the village of Nędza, which lies approximately north-east of Racibórz and west of the regional capital ...
, within
Racibórz County
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Racibórz County ( pl, powiat raciborski) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Silesian Voivodeship, southern Poland, on the Czech border. It came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polis ...
,
Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland.
It lies approximately east of
Nędza, north-east of
Racibórz, and 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 ...
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History
After the division of Upper Silesia, the village remained within the
German part. However to allow Polish trains in the nearby railway station of
Sumina to shunt without entering German territory, a narrow strip of land around the railway lines was assigned to Poland. This borer is still visible today in administrative borders.
Gallery
File:Górki Śląskie, hlavní silnice II.jpg, Main road
File:Górki Śląskie, hřbitov.jpg, Cemetery
File:Górki Śląskie, dům.jpg, House
References
Villages in Racibórz County
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