Pawłowice, Pszczyna County Explained

Pawłowice
Settlement Type:Village
Total Type: 
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Voivodeship
Subdivision Name1:Silesian
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Pszczyna
Subdivision Type3:Gmina
Subdivision Name3:Pawłowice
Coordinates:49.9628°N 18.7181°W
Pushpin Map:Poland
Pushpin Label Position:right
Area Total Km2:18.05
Population Total:9929
Population Density Km2:auto
Website:http://www.pawlowice.pl

Pawłowice is a large village in Pszczyna County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Pawłowice.[1] It lies approximately 17km (11miles) west of Pszczyna and 380NaN0 south-west of the regional capital Katowice.

History

The village was first mentioned in 1281.

During the political upheaval caused by Matthias Corvinus the land around Pszczyna was overtaken by Casimir II, Duke of Cieszyn, who sold it in 1517 to the Hungarian magnates of the Thurzó family, forming the Pless state country. In the accompanying sales document issued on 21 February 1517 the village was mentioned as Pawlowicze.[2] The Kingdom of Bohemia in 1526 became part of the Habsburg monarchy. In the War of the Austrian Succession most of Silesia was conquered by the Kingdom of Prussia, including the village, but Pawłowice, however, were mostly inhabited by Poles. In the Upper Silesia plebiscite in 1921, as many as 74% of the inhabitants of Pawłowice voted for joining Poland. In 1922, Pawłowice was incorporated into the reborn Poland. In 1939–1945, the Germans occupied Pawłowice, but the village was liberated in 1945 and returned to Poland.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal) . 2008-06-01 . Polish.
  2. Musioł. Ludwik. 1930. Dokument sprzedaży księstwa pszczyńskiego z dn. 21. lutego 1517 R.. Roczniki Towarzystwa Przyjaciół Nauk na Śląsku. Katowice . nakł. Towarzystwa; Drukiem K. Miarki. R. 2. 235–237. 12 September 2014.
  3. Web site: Historia .