Pawłowice, Pszczyna County

For other places with the same name, see Pawłowice.
Pawłowice
Village
Coat of arms of Pawłowice
Coat of arms
Pawłowice is located in Poland
Pawłowice
Pawłowice
Coordinates: 49°57′46″N 18°43′5″E / 49.96278°N 18.71806°E / 49.96278; 18.71806
Country Poland
VoivodeshipSilesian
CountyPszczyna
GminaPawłowice
First mentioned1281
Area
 • Total
18.05 km2 (6.97 sq mi)
Population
 • Total
9,929
 • Density550.1/km2 (1,425/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal codes
43-250 and 43-251[1]
Vehicle registrationSPS
Websitehttp://www.pawlowice.pl

Pawłowice [pavwɔˈvit͡sɛ] is a large village in Pszczyna County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland.[2] It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Pawłowice.

History

Saint John the Baptist church

The village was first mentioned in 1281, when it was part of medieval Piast-ruled Poland.

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 Pawlowicze.[3] The Kingdom of Bohemia in 1526 became part of the Habsburg monarchy. In the War of the Austrian Succession most of Silesia was conquered by the Kingdom of Prussia, including the village, but Pawłowice, however, were mostly inhabited by Poles. In the Upper Silesia plebiscite in 1921, as many as 74% of the inhabitants of Pawłowice voted for rejoining Poland. In 1922, Pawłowice was incorporated into the reborn Poland.

Following the German-Soviet invasion of Poland, which started World War II in September 1939, Pawłowice was occupied by Germany until 1945.[4] The local Polish police chief and four other policemen were murdered by the Russians in the Katyn massacre in 1940.[5][6][7][8]

References

  1. ^ "Oficjalny Spis Pocztowych Numerów Adresowych" (PDF). Poczta Polska (in Polish). Archived (PDF) from the original on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 2 January 2026.
  2. ^ "Główny Urząd Statystyczny" [Central Statistical Office] (in Polish). To search: Select "Miejscowości (SIMC)" tab, select "fragment (min. 3 znaki)" (minimum 3 characters), enter town name in the field below, click "WYSZUKAJ" (Search).
  3. ^ Musioł, Ludwik (1930). "Dokument sprzedaży księstwa pszczyńskiego z dn. 21. lutego 1517 R." Roczniki Towarzystwa Przyjaciół Nauk na Śląsku. R. 2. Katowice: nakł. Towarzystwa; Drukiem K. Miarki: 235–237. Retrieved 12 September 2014.
  4. ^ "Historia".
  5. ^ Jakubowski, Grzegorz, ed. (2006). Miednoje. Księga Cmentarna Polskiego Cmentarza Wojennego (PDF) (in Polish). Vol. 1. Warszawa: Rada Ochrony Pamięci Miejsc Walk i Męczeństwa. p. 475. ISBN 83-89474-06-9.
  6. ^ Jakubowski, Grzegorz, ed. (2006). Miednoje. Księga Cmentarna Polskiego Cmentarza Wojennego (PDF) (in Polish). Vol. 2. Warszawa: Rada Ochrony Pamięci Miejsc Walk i Męczeństwa. pp. 527, 575, 685, 890. ISBN 83-89474-06-9.
  7. ^ Gurianov, Aleksandr, ed. (2019). Убиты в Калинине, захоронены в Медном. Книга памяти польских военнопленных – узников Осташковского лагеря НКВД, расстрелянных по решению Политбюро ЦК ВКП(б) от 5 марта 1940 года (PDF) (in Russian). Vol. 1. Moscow: Общество «Мемориал». p. 629. ISBN 978-5-6041921-4-6.
  8. ^ Gurianov, Aleksandr, ed. (2019). Убиты в Калинине, захоронены в Медном. Книга памяти польских военнопленных – узников Осташковского лагеря НКВД, расстрелянных по решению Политбюро ЦК ВКП(б) от 5 марта 1940 года (PDF) (in Russian). Vol. 2. Moscow: Общество «Мемориал». pp. 54, 78, 180, 579. ISBN 978-5-6041921-5-3.
allikas: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paw%C5%82owice,_Pszczyna_County