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Siołkowice (german: Schalkowitz or ''Schalkendorf'') is the name of two villages in
Poland Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country in Central Europe. It is divided into 16 administrative provinces called voivodeships, covering an area of . Poland has a population of over 38 million and is the fifth-most populous ...
, in the
Opole Voivodeship Opole Voivodeship, or Opole Province ( pl, województwo opolskie ), is the smallest and least populated voivodeship (province) of Poland. The province's name derives from that of the region's capital and largest city, Opole. It is part of Upper S ...
, close to the village of Popielów. One is named Stare ("Old") Siołkowice, the other being Nowe ("New") Siołkowice. The village is known as the birthplace of
Jakub Kania Jakub Kania (July 11, 1872 in Stare Siołkowice near Opole – December 3, 1957 in Stare Siołkowice) was a Polish people, Polish poet, folk writer and national activist. He published in ''Gazeta Opolska'' and ''Katolik newspaper, Katolik''. Durin ...
, a folk poet, and Edmund Saporski-Woś, the pioneer of Polish settlement in
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. For several years Jan Dzierżon served in the parish in the village (Stare Siołkowice). {{DEFAULTSORT:Siolkowice Siolkowice