Brzezinka, Mysłowice

For other places with the same name, see Brzezinka (disambiguation).
Brzezinka
Mysłowice District

Saint Mary church, built in 1893

Location of Brzezinka within Mysłowice
Coordinates: 50°12′12″N 19°09′40″E / 50.20333°N 19.16111°E / 50.20333; 19.16111Coordinates: 50°12′12″N 19°09′40″E / 50.20333°N 19.16111°E / 50.20333; 19.16111
Country  Poland
Voivodeship Silesian
County/City Mysłowice
Area
 • Total 6.69 km2 (2.58 sq mi)
Population (2012)
 • Total 5,146
 • Density 770/km2 (2,000/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Area code(s) (+48) 032

Brzezinka (German: Birkental) is a dzielnica (district) of Mysłowice, Silesian Voivodeship, southern Poland.[1] It was previously an independent village and gmina, but was absorbed by Mysłowice in 1951.[2]

It has an area of 6.69 km2 and in 2012 had a population of 5,146.[3]

History

The village was first mentioned in 1474.[4]

During the political upheaval caused by Matthias Corvinus the land around Pszczyna was overtaken by Casimir II, Duke of Cieszyn, who sold it in 1517 to the Hungarian magnates of the Thurzó family, forming the Pless state country. In the accompanying sales document issued on 21 February 1517 the village was mentioned as Brzezynka.[5]

In the War of the Austrian Succession most of Silesia was conquered by the Kingdom of Prussia, including the village. It was affected by industrial development since the late 18th century. After World War I in the Upper Silesia plebiscite 2,362 out of 2,890 voters in Brzezinka voted in favour of joining Poland, against 523 opting for staying in Germany.[6] The village became a part of autonomous Silesian Voivodeship in Second Polish Republic. It was then annexed by Nazi Germany at the beginning of World War II. After the war it was restored to Poland.

References

  1. ↑ "Jednostki pomocnicze" (in Polish). BIP Miasta Mysłowice. Retrieved 2015-05-08.
  2. ↑ Rozporządzenie Rady Ministrów z dnia 17 marca 1951 r. w sprawie zniesienia i zmiany granic niektórych powiatów oraz utworzenia i zmiany granic niektórych miast, stanowiących powiaty miejskie w województwie katowickim., Dz. U. z 1951 r. Nr 18, poz. 147
  3. ↑ Urząd Miasta Mysłowice. "Raport o stanie miasta Mysłowice na lata 2006 – 2011" (PDF) (in Polish). http://www.bip.myslowice.pl. p. 16. Retrieved 2013-12-30. External link in |publisher= (help)
  4. ↑ "Oblicza mysłowickich dzielnic. Brzezinka" (in Polish). Gazeta Mysłowicka. 2013-05-19. Retrieved 2015-05-08.
  5. ↑ Musioł, Ludwik (1930). "Dokument sprzedaży księstwa pszczyńskiego z dn. 21. lutego 1517 R.". Roczniki Towarzystwa Przyjaciół Nauk na Śląsku (Katowice: nakł. Towarzystwa ; Drukiem K. Miarki) R. 2: 235–237. Retrieved 12 September 2014.
  6. ↑ "Results of the Upper Silesia plebiscite in Kattowitz/Katowice County" (in German). Retrieved 2015-05-03.


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