Marklowice

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For a village divided in 1920 between Czechoslovakia and Poland, see Dolní Marklovice and Marklowice Górne.
Marklowice
Village

Coat of arms
Marklowice
Coordinates: 50°1′6″N 18°31′29″E / 50.01833°N 18.52472°E / 50.01833; 18.52472
Country Poland Poland
Voivodeship Silesian
County Wodzisław
Gmina Marklowice
Population 5,180
Website http://www.marklowice.pl/

Marklowice [marklɔˈvit͡sɛ] is a village in Wodzisław County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Marklowice.[1] It lies approximately 6 kilometres (4 mi) east of Wodzisław Śląski and 43 km (27 mi) south-west of the regional capital Katowice.

In 2005 the village had a population of 5,180. The football club Polonia Marklowice, founded in 1922, plays in the village.

References

  1. ↑ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01. 
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Coordinates: 50°1′6″N 18°31′29″E / 50.01833°N 18.52472°E / 50.01833; 18.52472

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