Górki Wielkie

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Górki Wielkie
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Coat of arms of Górki Wielkie
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Górki Wielkie (Poland)
Górki Wielkie
Górki Wielkie
Coordinates: 49°47′N 18°51′E / 49.783, 18.85
Country Poland
Voivodeship Silesian
County Cieszyn
Gmina Brenna
First mentioned 1305
Population
 - Total 3,500
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 - Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code 43-436
Car plates SCI

Górki Wielkie (listen ) is a village in Gmina Brenna, Cieszyn County, Silesian Voivodeship, southern Poland. It has a population of about 3,500. It lies in the historical region of Cieszyn Silesia and was first mentioned in a written document in 1305.

Polish writer Zofia Kossak-Szczucka lived here for considerable part of her life and is buried here.

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Coordinates: 49°47′N, 18°51′E