Truskolasy, Silesian Voivodeship Explained

Truskolasy
Settlement Type:Village
Total Type: 
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Voivodeship
Subdivision Name1:Silesian
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Kłobuck
Subdivision Type3:Gmina
Subdivision Name3:Wręczyca Wielka
Coordinates:50.8511°N 18.8272°W
Pushpin Map:Poland
Pushpin Label Position:right
Population Total (2008 Year):2044

Truskolasy is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Wręczyca Wielka, within Kłobuck County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland.[1] It lies approximately 8km (05miles) west of Wręczyca Wielka, 110NaN0 south-west of Kłobuck, and 680NaN0 north of the regional capital Katowice. Between 1975 and 1998 Truskolasy belonged to Częstochowa Voivodeship.

The village has a wooden Baroque church.

Notable residents

The Polish footballer Jakub Błaszczykowski and former head coach of the Poland national football team Jerzy Brzęczek were born in Truskolasy.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal) . 2008-06-01 . Polish.
  2. https://sport.tvp.pl/38945252/z-wizyta-w-truskolasach-to-jest-nasza-duma Z wizytą w Truskolasach. "To jest nasza duma"