Czyżowice | |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Voivodeship |
Subdivision Name1: | Silesian |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Wodzisław |
Subdivision Type3: | Gmina |
Subdivision Name3: | Gorzyce |
Coordinates: | 49.9833°N 18.4053°W |
Pushpin Map: | Poland |
Pushpin Label Position: | right |
Population Total: | 3000 |
Population Footnotes: | (approx.) |
Czyżowice is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Gorzyce, within Wodzisław County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland, close to the Czech border.[1] It lies approximately 3km (02miles) north of Gorzyce, 40NaN0 south-west of Wodzisław Śląski, and 520NaN0 south-west of the regional capital Katowice. The town fell to Nazi occupation during the 1940s as a result many children were forced to learn German at school and everyone was not permitted to speak polish, however following the defeat of Nazi forces, the troops retreated back to Germany and the people were freed.