Kolonia Fryderyk Explained

Official Name:Kolonia Fryderyk
Total Type: 
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Poland
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Voivodeship
Subdivision Name1:Silesian
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Wodzisław
Subdivision Type3:Gmina
Subdivision Name3:Gorzyce
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Bolesław Lenczyk
Established Title:Established
Established Date:1911
Area Total Km2:1.78
Population As Of:2006
Population Total:1105
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Coordinates:49.9689°N 18.42°W
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:44-350
Blank Name:Car plates
Blank Info:SWD

Kolonia Fryderyk is a village in Gmina Gorzyce, Wodzisław County, Silesian Voivodeship, Poland. It lies approximately 2km (01miles) north-east of Gorzyce, 50NaN0 south-west of Wodzisław Śląski, and 520NaN0 south-west of the regional capital Katowice.

It was founded in 1911 as a coal mining settlement. Construction of the Friedrich - Schacht coal mine had begun in 1913 and it began operating for war purposes in 1916. It was closed in 1923.

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