Górki Śląskie Explained

Górki Śląskie
Settlement Type:Village
Total Type: 
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Voivodeship
Subdivision Name1:Silesian
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Racibórz
Subdivision Type3:Gmina
Subdivision Name3:Nędza
Coordinates:50.1422°N 18.3903°W
Pushpin Map:Poland
Pushpin Label Position:right
Population Total:921

Górki Śląskie is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Nędza, within Racibórz County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland.[1] It lies approximately 7km (04miles) east of Nędza, 130NaN0 north-east of Racibórz, and 460NaN0 west of the regional capital Katowice.

History

After the division of Upper Silesia, the village remained within the German part. However to allow Polish trains in the nearby railway station of Sumina to shunt without entering German territory, a narrow strip of land around the railway lines was assigned to Poland. This borer is still visible today in administrative borders.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal) . 2008-06-01 . Polish.
  2. Teilung Oberschlesiens vor 100 Jahren. Dawid. Smolorz. de. 25. 286. 2022. 1436-5022. 78–79. Schlesien heute. Senfkorn Verlag Alfred Theisen.