Uchylsko Explained

Official Name:Uchylsko
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:Krystyna Malcharczyk
Established Title:First mentioned
Established Date:1229
Area Total Km2:2.52
Population Total:338
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Coordinates:49.945°N 18.3819°W
Blank Name:Car plates
Blank Info:SWD

Uchylsko is a village in Gmina Gorzyce, Wodzisław County, Silesian Voivodeship, Poland, near the border with the Czech Republic. It was first mentioned in a written document in 1229. It lies approximately 2km (01miles) south-west of Gorzyce, 80NaN0 south-west of Wodzisław Śląski, and 560NaN0 south-west of the regional capital Katowice.

The village was first mentioned in the document of Pope Gregory IX issued on 26 May 1229 among villages belonging to Benedictine abbey in Tyniec, as Uchilsko.[1] Benedictine abbey in Orlová (established in 1268) in the late 13th century had rights to revenues from three villages in the Castellany of Racibórz, namely Gorzyce, Uchylsko and Gołkowice.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. Book: . . Kodeks dyplomatyczny klasztoru tynieckiego . 1875 . Lwów . XIa, XIb . pl, la .
  2. Book: Panic, Idzi . Idzi Panic . Śląsk Cieszyński w średniowieczu (do 1528) . Cieszyn Silesia in Middle Ages (until 1528) . Starostwo Powiatowe w Cieszynie . 2010 . Cieszyn . 430 . pl . 978-83-926929-3-5 .