Stanowice, Silesian Voivodeship

Stanowice
Village

Saint Jacek Church
Stanowice
Coordinates: 50°7′50″N 18°40′21″E / 50.13056°N 18.67250°E / 50.13056; 18.67250Coordinates: 50°7′50″N 18°40′21″E / 50.13056°N 18.67250°E / 50.13056; 18.67250
Country Poland Poland
Voivodeship Silesian
County Rybnik County
Gmina Czerwionka-Leszczyny
First mentioned ca. 1305
Population 2,254

Stanowice [stanɔˈvit͡sɛ] (German Stanowitz) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Czerwionka-Leszczyny, within Rybnik County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland.[1] It lies approximately 6 kilometres (4 mi) south of Czerwionka-Leszczyny, 11 km (7 mi) north-east of Rybnik, and 27 km (17 mi) south-west of the regional capital Katowice.

The village has a population of 2,254.

History

The village was first mentioned in a Latin document of Diocese of Wrocław called Liber fundationis episcopatus Vratislaviensis from around 1305 as iem in Stanowitz decima episcopalis.[2][3]

References

  1. ↑ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
  2. ↑ Schulte, Wilhelm (1889). Codex Diplomaticus Silesiae T.14 Liber Fundationis Episcopatus Vratislaviensis (in German). Breslau.
  3. ↑ "Liber fundationis episcopatus Vratislaviensis" (in Latin). Retrieved 13 July 2014.
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