| Moszczenica | |
| Settlement Type: | Sołectwo of Jastrzębie-Zdrój |
| Coordinates: | 49.9227°N 18.6014°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  Poland |
| Subdivision Type1: | Voivodeship |
| Subdivision Name1: | Silesian |
| Subdivision Type2: | County/City |
| Subdivision Name2: | Jastrzębie-Zdrój |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Area Total Km2: | 8.03 |
| Population Total: | 3,078 |
| Population As Of: | 2012 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone: | CET |
| Utc Offset: | +1 |
| Timezone Dst: | CEST |
| Utc Offset Dst: | +2 |
| Area Code: | (+48) 032 |
Moszczenica (German: Moschczenitz) is a sołectwo in the south west of Jastrzębie-Zdrój, Silesian Voivodeship, southern Poland.[1] It was an independent village but became administratively part of Jastrzębie-Zdrój in 1975. It has na area of 803 ha and on December 31, 2012 it had 3,078 inhabitants.[2]
The village was first mentioned in a Latin document of Diocese of Wrocław called Liber fundationis episcopatus Vratislaviensis from around 1305 as item in Moschenicza debent esse XXIII) mansi.[3] [4] The creation of the village was a part of a larger settlement campaign taking place in the late 13th century on the territory of what would later be known as Upper Silesia. A Catholic parish was also established in the process. Politically the village belonged then to the Duchy of Racibórz, within feudally fragmented Poland. In 1327 the duchy became a fee of the Kingdom of Bohemia. From the 16th to the 19th century the village belonged to the Wodzisław state country. After the Silesian Wars it became a part of the Kingdom of Prussia. In years 1954-1975 Moszczenica was part of the Wodzisław County.
. Wilhelm Schulte . Codex Diplomaticus Silesiae T.14 Liber Fundationis Episcopatus Vratislaviensis. Breslau . 1889 . de.