Ligota-Ligocka Kuźnia Explained

See also: Ligota (disambiguation).

Ligota-Ligocka Kuźnia
Settlement Type:Rybnik District
Coordinates:50.0903°N 18.5969°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Poland
Subdivision Type1:Voivodeship
Subdivision Name1:Silesian
Subdivision Type2:County/City
Subdivision Name2:Rybnik
Unit Pref:Metric
Population Total:4028
Population As Of:2021
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Postal Code:44-203
Area Code:(+48) 032

Ligota-Ligocka Kuźnia is a district of Rybnik, in Upper Silesia, Silesian Voivodeship, southern Poland. in 2021, this district had 4,028[1] inhabitants

The district encompasses three historical settlements:

Ligota is a common name for villages in Western Poland. The word refers to the medieval custom of village founders being exempt from paying duties to their lords for a period of 5-8 years.

History

In 1740 a small steel mill, called kuźnia (a smithy), was established here. Around it evolved Ligocka Kuźnia. It was modernised in years 1821–1822, but ceased to function in the late 19th century. Raszowiec was first mentioned in 1788. It had, however, always constituted an administrative part of Ligota, even though it belonged to the parish in Boguszowice.[2] After World War I in the Upper Silesia plebiscite 1406 out of 2,195 voters in Ligota voted in favour of joining Poland, against 784 opting for staying in Germany.[3] In 1922 it became a part of Silesian Voivodeship, Second Polish Republic. Ligota (including Ligocka Kuźnia and Raszowiec) was absorbed by Rybnik in 1926.

Monuments

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ligota-Ligocka Kuźnia . 2024-05-06 . www.rybnik.eu . pl.
  2. Web site: Ligota-Ligocka Kuźnia . 2015-05-13 . rybnik.eu . Polish.
  3. Web site: Results of the Upper Silesia plebiscite in Rybnik County . German . 2015-05-03 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304050546/http://home.arcor.de/oberschlesien-ka/abstimmung/rybnik.htm . 2016-03-04 .