Gołkowice, Silesian Voivodeship

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Gołkowice
Village
Church of Saint Anne
Church of Saint Anne
Gołkowice is located in Poland
Gołkowice
Gołkowice
Coordinates: 49°54′44″N 18°30′11″E / 49.91222°N 18.50306°E / 49.91222; 18.50306Coordinates: 49°54′44″N 18°30′11″E / 49.91222°N 18.50306°E / 49.91222; 18.50306
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

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.

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[]

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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