Kolonia Fryderyk

Kolonia Fryderyk
—  Village  —

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Kolonia Fryderyk
Coordinates:
Country Poland
Voivodeship Silesian
County Wodzisław
Gmina Gorzyce
Established 1911
Government
 • Mayor Bolesław Lenczyk
Area 1.78 km2 (0.7 sq mi)
Population (2006) 1,105
 • Density 620.8/km2 (1,607.8/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code 44-350
Car plates SWD

Kolonia Fryderyk [kɔˈlɔɲa frɨˈdɛrɨk] is a village in Gmina Gorzyce, Wodzisław County, Silesian Voivodeship, Poland. It has a population of 1,105 (2006). It lies approximately 2 kilometres (1 mi) north-east of Gorzyce, 5 km (3 mi) south-west of Wodzisław Śląski, and 52 km (32 mi) south-west of the regional capital Katowice.

It was founded in 1911 as a coal mining settlement. Construction of the Friedrich - Schacht coal mine had begun in 1913 and it began operating for war purposes in 1916. It was closed in 1923.

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Seat: Gorzyce
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