Święta Katarzyna, Lower Silesian Voivodeship Explained

Święta Katarzyna
Settlement Type:Village
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Voivodeship
Subdivision Name1:Lower Silesian
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Wrocław County
Subdivision Type3:District
Subdivision Name3:Siechnice
Coordinates:51.0333°N 24°W
Pushpin Map:Poland#Lower Silesian Voivodeship
Elevation M:125
Population Total:2288
Population As Of:2015
Established Title1:First written record
Established Date1:1257
Unit Pref:Metric
Timezone1:GMT+1
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:55-010
Area Code Type:Telephone code
Area Code:(+48) 71
Code1 Name:SIMC
Code1 Info:0881213
Registration Plate Type:Vehicle registration
Registration Plate:DWR

Święta Katarzyna (pronounced as /pl/,,[1] pronounced as /de/),, is a village in Gmina Siechnice, Wrocław County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.[2]

Before 1 January 2010, the district of Gmina Siechnice was called Gmina Święta Katarzyna, and Święta Katarzyna was its seat. (This was one of only two cases in Poland where a gmina contained a town but had its administrative seat in a village; the remaining one is Gmina Nowe Skalmierzyce.)

The village had a population of 1,872 in 2006, rising to 2258 in 2015. It lies approximately 12km (07miles) south-east of the regional capital Wrocław. It first appears in written records in 1257 as Santa Katherine.

Buildings of interest include the fortified church of Saint Catherine, which dates to at least 1257, and has been rebuilt on several occasions, including in 1720 and after the Second World War. The church contains a picture of the Madonna of Częstochowa, and is considered a Marian shrine.

The Wrocław eastern bypass runs through Święta Katarzyna, improving the village's transport links with the city.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Od Kattern do Świętej Katarzyny - Powiat Wrocławski . 2024-01-12 . www.powiatwroclawski.pl.
  2. Web site: Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal). 2008-06-01. Polish.
  3. Web site: Pytanie 99/2016 Wschodnia obwodnica Wrocławia, przy zjeździe na Świetą Katarzynę (ul. Zacharzycka). www.sam3.pl. CONCEPT Intermedia. UG Siechnice. pl. 2019-05-09.