Świerklany Górne

Świerklany Górne
Village
An old oak in the village
Świerklany Górne
Coordinates: 50°1′N 18°35′E / 50.017°N 18.583°E / 50.017; 18.583
Country Poland Poland
Voivodeship Silesian
County Rybnik County
Gmina Świerklany
First mentioned 1305
Population 3,900

Świerklany Górne [ɕfjɛrˈklanɨ ˈɡurnɛ] (German: Ober Schwirklan) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Świerklany, within Rybnik County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland.[1] It lies approximately 4 kilometres (2 mi) south-east of Jankowice Rybnickie, 8 km (5 mi) south of Rybnik, and 40 km (25 mi) south-west of the regional capital Katowice.

The village has a population of 3,900.

The village was first mentioned in a Latin document of Diocese of Wrocław called Liber fundationis episcopatus Vratislaviensis from around 1305 as item in Swrklant debent esse XXIII) mansi.[2][3]

References

  1. ↑ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
  2. ↑ Schulte, Wilhelm (1889). Codex Diplomaticus Silesiae T.14 Liber Fundationis Episcopatus Vratislaviensis (in German). Breslau.
  3. ↑ "Liber fundationis episcopatus Vratislaviensis" (in Latin). Retrieved 13 July 2014.


Coordinates: 50°1′N 18°35′E / 50.017°N 18.583°E / 50.017; 18.583


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