Włodowice

Włodowice
	Włodowice
Basic data
State :	Poland
Voivodeship :	Silesia
Powiat :	Zawiercie
Geographic location :	50 ° 33 '  N , 19 ° 27'  E Coordinates: 50 ° 33 '18 "  N , 19 ° 27' 5"  E
Residents :	1248 (2008)
Postal code :	42-421
Telephone code :	(+48) 34
License plate :	SZA
Gmina
Gminatype:	Rural community
Surface:	76.29 km²
Residents:	5235 (Jun. 30, 2019)
Population density :	69 inhabitants / km²
Community number  ( GUS ):	2416092
administration
Address:	ul. Krakowska 26 42-421 Włodowice
Website :	www.wlodowice.pl

Włodowice (German: Waldowitz ) is a village and seat of the municipality of the same name in the powiat Zawierciański of the Silesian Voivodeship , Poland .

geography

Włodowice is located in the Kraków-Czestochowa Jura , a mountain range in southern Poland. The village is 47 km northeast of Katowice .

The city lies in a very attractive landscape. The biggest attractions are the numerous rock groups, which are also good for climbing. There is a campsite at the Rzedkowickie group. Water sports can also be practiced in the vicinity. Włodowice also offers good opportunities for fishing.

history

Włodowice has a long and eventful history. It was first mentioned in 1220 in a document from the Bishop of Cracow, Iwo Odrowaz as Wlodowycze . At that time it was one of the villages that had to pay taxes to the local government in Mstów . During the Mongol storm through Poland, Włodowice was burned down and later rebuilt. In the early 14th century a parish was founded in Włodowice. In 1327 the village became the property of King Władysław I. Ellenlang . Presumably only a few decades later, Włodowice received city ​​rights . In 1386 it came into the hands of a noble family.

In the second half of the 16th century, Włodowice became more important as one of the centers of the Protestant Reformation in southern Poland. In the Swedish-Polish War (1655-1660) the small town was burned down again.

Włodowice later belonged to Prussia. From 1815 the city was incorporated into Congress Poland . In 1870 it lost its town charter.

Several well-known personalities were guests in Włodowice, including King John III on July 26, 1683 . Sobieski and in March 1734 August the Strong .

local community

structure

The rural community ( gmina wiejska ) Włodowice includes ten localities with a school administration office :

Góra Włodowska

Hucisko

Kopaniny

Morsko

Parkoszowice

Rudniki

Rzędkowice

Skałka

Włodowice

Zdów

Another place in the municipality without a Schulzenamt is Parkoszowice-Kolonia.

tourism

The city lies in a very attractive landscape. The biggest attractions are the numerous rock groups, which are also good for climbing. There is a campsite at the Rzedkowickie group. Water sports can also be practiced in the vicinity. Włodowice also offers good opportunities for fishing.

The springs of Białki Zdowskiej are very popular with tourists. Investments are also being made in the future of tourism in Włodowice, especially in campsites and goat breeding, which is also popular with tourists.

Sports

A modern gym with fitness room, climbing hall and rehabilitation room was built at the Włodowice School.

religion

There is a historic church of St. Nicholas in Włodowice . The foundation stone for the church was laid in 1701 and consecrated in 1708. Its construction is attributed to the priest Marian Kepski. The church received an altar in 1787. In 1796 the church towers were restored by mason Valentine Urbanski, and the rest of the church from 1898–1911. Today the building appears in the style of the Polish Baroque . The graves of soldiers from the First and Second World Wars lie in the Roman Catholic cemetery.

Twin cities

• Lamerdingen in Germany
• Oravsky Podzarnok in Slovakia

Individual evidence

1. ↑ population. Size and Structure by Territorial Division. As of June 30, 2019. Główny Urząd Statystyczny (GUS) (PDF files; 0.99 MiB), accessed December 24, 2019 . 
2. ↑ http://biblio.unibe.ch/web-apps/maps/zoomify.php?pic=Ryh_4501_3.jpg&col=ryh
3. ↑ www.wlodowice.pl