Uchylsko

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Uchylsko
Village
Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary chapel.
Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary chapel.
Coat of arms of Uchylsko
Coat of arms
Uchylsko is located in Poland
Uchylsko
Uchylsko
Coordinates: 49°56′42″N 18°22′55″E / 49.94500°N 18.38194°E / 49.94500; 18.38194Coordinates: 49°56′42″N 18°22′55″E / 49.94500°N 18.38194°E / 49.94500; 18.38194
CountryPoland
VoivodeshipSilesian
CountyWodzisław
GminaGorzyce
First mentioned1229
Government
 • MayorKrystyna Malcharczyk
Area
2.52 km2 (0.97 sq mi)
Population
338
 • Density130/km2 (350/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Car platesSWD

Uchylsko [uˈxɨlskɔ] is a village in Gmina Gorzyce, Wodzisław County, Silesian Voivodeship, Poland, near the border with the Czech Republic. It has a population of 338 and was first mentioned in a written document in 1229. It lies approximately 2 kilometres (1 mi) south-west of Gorzyce, 8 km (5 mi) south-west of Wodzisław Śląski, and 56 km (35 mi) south-west of the regional capital Katowice.

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 Uchilsko.[1] 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.[2]

References[]

  1. ^ Kodeks dyplomatyczny klasztoru tynieckiego (in Polish and Latin). (Pub.) Wojciech Kętrzyński, Stanisław Smolka. Lwów. 1875. p. XIa, XIb.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
  2. ^ 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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