Kolonia Fryderyk
| Kolonia Fryderyk | ||
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| Village | ||
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  Kolonia Fryderyk | ||
| Coordinates: 49°58′8″N 18°25′12″E / 49.96889°N 18.42000°E | ||
| Country | Poland | |
| Voivodeship | Silesian | |
| County | Wodzisław | |
| Gmina | Gorzyce | |
| Established | 1911 | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor | Bolesław Lenczyk | |
| Area | 1.78 km2 (0.69 sq mi) | |
| Population (2006) | 1,105 | |
| • Density | 620/km2 (1,600/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| Postal code | 44-350 | |
| Car plates | SWD | |
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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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Coordinates: 49°58′8″N 18°25′12″E / 49.96889°N 18.42000°E