Gołkowice, Silesian Voivodeship
Gołkowice [ɡɔu̯kɔˈvit͡sɛ] (German: Golkowitz) is a village in Gmina Godów, Wodzisław County, Silesian Voivodeship, southern Poland.[1] It has a population of 3,345 and lies on the border with the Czech Republic.
Gołkowice | |
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Village | |
 Church of Saint Anne | |
  Gołkowice | |
| Coordinates: 49°54′44″N 18°30′11″E | |
| Country | Poland |
| Voivodeship | Silesian |
| County | Wodzisław |
| Gmina | Godów |
| First mentioned | 1229 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Piotr Wrodarczyk |
| Area | |
| • Total | 9.46 km2 (3.65 sq mi) |
| Population (2006) | |
| • Total | 3,345 |
| • Density | 350/km2 (920/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 44-341 |
| Car plates | SWD |
The village was first mentioned in the document of Pope Gregory IX issued on 26 May 1229 among villages belonging to Benedictine abbey in Tyniec, as Golkowice.[2] Benedictine abbey in Orlová (established in 1268) in the late 13th century had rights to revenues from three villages in the Castellany of Racibórz, namely Gorzyce, Uchylsko and Gołkowice.[3]
There is a wooden Saint Anne Church from 1878 in the village.
Notable people
- Marian Dziędziel, Polish actor
References
- "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
- Kodeks dyplomatyczny klasztoru tynieckiego (in Polish and Latin). (Pub.) Wojciech Kętrzyński, Stanisław Smolka. Lwów. 1875. p. XIa, XIb.CS1 maint: others (link)
- Panic, Idzi (2010). Śląsk Cieszyński w średniowieczu (do 1528) [Cieszyn Silesia in Middle Ages (until 1528)] (in Polish). Cieszyn: Starostwo Powiatowe w Cieszynie. p. 430. ISBN 978-83-926929-3-5.
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