Pielgrzymowice, Silesian Voivodeship

Pielgrzymowice [pjɛlɡʐɨmɔˈvit͡sɛ] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Pawłowice, within Pszczyna County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland.[1] It lies approximately 23 kilometres (14 mi) south-west of Pszczyna and 46 km (29 mi) south-west of the regional capital Katowice.

For other places with the same name, see Pielgrzymowice.
Pielgrzymowice
Village
Coat of arms
Location of Pielgrzymowice within Gmina Pawłowice
Pielgrzymowice
Location of Pielgrzymowice within Gmina Pawłowice
Coordinates: 49°54′23″N 18°39′50″E
Country Poland
VoivodeshipSilesian
CountyPszczyna
GminaPawłowice
First mentionedca. 1305
Area
13.17 km2 (5.08 sq mi)
Population
2,395
 • Density180/km2 (470/sq mi)

The village has a population of 2,395.

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.[2][3] 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.

People born in Pielgrzymowice
  • Karol Miarka (1825-1891), Polish social and national activist[4]

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.
  4. Górecki, Jan (1982). "Treści religijne w twórczości Karola Miarki" (PDF). Śląskie Studia Historyczno-Teologiczne. 15: 79.


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