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Pielgrzymowice, Silesian Voivodeship

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Pielgrzymowice
Village
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Location of Pielgrzymowice
Pielgrzymowice is located in PolandPielgrzymowicePielgrzymowice
Coordinates: 49°54′23″N 18°39′50″E / 49.90639°N 18.66389°E / 49.90639; 18.66389
Country Poland
VoivodeshipSilesian
CountyPszczyna
GminaPawłowice
First mentionedca. 1305
Area
 • Total13.17 km (5.08 sq mi)
Population
 • Total2,395
 • Density180/km (470/sq mi)

Pielgrzymowice is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Pawłowice, within Pszczyna County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately 23 kilometres (14 mi) south-west of Pszczyna and 46 km (29 mi) south-west of the regional capital Katowice.

The village was first mentioned in a Latin document of Diocese of Wrocław called Liber fundationis episcopatus Vratislaviensis from around 1305 as item in Peregrini villa debent esse XXIII) mansi. The creation of the village was a part of a larger settlement campaign taking place in the late 13th century on the territory of what will be later known as Upper Silesia.

Notable people

  • Karol Miarka (1825-1891), Polish social and national activist

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.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  3. "Liber fundationis episcopatus Vratislaviensis" (in Latin). Retrieved 13 July 2014.
  4. Górecki, Jan (1982). "Treści religijne w twórczości Karola Miarki" (PDF). Śląskie Studia Historyczno-Teologiczne. 15: 79.
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