Ćwiklice

Ćwiklice
Village
Ćwiklice
Coordinates: 49°59′N 18°59′E / 49.983°N 18.983°E
Country Poland Poland
Voivodeship Silesian
County Pszczyna
Gmina Pszczyna
First mentioned 1326
Population 2,400
Website http://www.cwiklice.ehh.pl

Ćwiklice [t͡ɕfiˈklit͡sɛ] (German Cwiklitz) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Pszczyna, within Pszczyna County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland.[1] It lies approximately 3 kilometres (2 mi) east of Pszczyna and 30 km (19 mi) south of the regional capital Katowice.

The village has a population of approximately 2,400.

History

The village was first mentioned in 1326 in the register of Peter's Pence payment among Catholic parishes of Oświęcim deaconry of the Diocese of Kraków as Cviclicz.[2]

References

  1. "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
  2. Jan, Ptaśnik (1913). Monumenta Poloniae Vaticana T.1 Acta Camerae Apostolicae. Vol. 1, 1207-1344 (in Latin). Cracoviae: Sumpt. Academiae Litterarum Cracoviensis. pp. 147–150.


Coordinates: 49°59′N 18°59′E / 49.983°N 18.983°E