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
Village
Church of Saint Anne
Gołkowice
Coordinates: 49°54′44″N 18°30′11″E
CountryPoland
VoivodeshipSilesian
CountyWodzisław
GminaGodów
First mentioned1229
Government
  MayorPiotr Wrodarczyk
Area
  Total9.46 km2 (3.65 sq mi)
Population
 (2006)
  Total3,345
  Density350/km2 (920/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
44-341
Car platesSWD

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

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gollark: ...
gollark: That would TECHNICALLY not involve ceasing your drinking. It would just be very slow drinking after some point.
gollark: I mean, at the extreme end, if you consume hangover-inducing quantities of alcohol then, say, 1 microliter per minute, you'd have a hangover.
gollark: Really? That seems implausible.

References

  1. "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
  2. Kodeks dyplomatyczny klasztoru tynieckiego (in Polish and Latin). (Pub.) Wojciech Kętrzyński, Stanisław Smolka. Lwów. 1875. p. XIa, XIb.CS1 maint: others (link)
  3. 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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