Pawłowice (, , ) is a

district A district is a type of administrative division that in some countries is managed by the local government. Across the world, areas known as "districts" vary greatly in size, spanning regions or county, counties, several municipality, municip ...

Wrocław Wrocław is a city in southwestern Poland, and the capital of the Lower Silesian Voivodeship. It is the largest city and historical capital of the region of Silesia. It lies on the banks of the Oder River in the Silesian Lowlands of Central Eu ...

located in the north-eastern part of the city. It was established in the territory of the former

Psie Pole Psie Pole (, , ), , is a former ''dzielnica'' (city district) of Wrocław, Poland, located in the north-eastern part of the city. Before 1928, it used to be an independent town. On March 21, 1991, the newly created City Office of Wrocław assu ...

district. The district is bordered to the north by the gminy of

Wisznia Mała Wisznia Mała () () is a village in Trzebnica County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It is the seat of the administrative district (gmina) called Gmina Wisznia Mała. It lies approximately south of Trzebnica and north of the ...

and Długołęka. To the south, it is bordered by the

Psie Pole-Zawidawie Psie Pole-Zawidawie (, literally "Dogs' Field-Zawidawie") are self-goverening ''osiedles'' (a type of neighborhood) in Wrocław, Poland, located in the north-eastern part of the city. It was established in the territory of the former Psie Pole ci ...

district of Wrocław.

History

It was first mentioned in 1260, when it was part of medieval

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-ruled Poland. On February 1, 1937, during the

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era, Pawelwitz was renamed ''Wendelborn'' in order to remove traces of its Polish origin. The settlement was incorporated into Wrocław on March 31, 1970. In 1991, after reforms in the administrative division of Wrocław, Pawłowice became one of the city's 48 districts.

References

{{Districts of Wrocław Districts of Wrocław