Wilczkowice, Oświęcim County Explained

Wilczkowice
Settlement Type:Village
Total Type: 
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Voivodeship
Subdivision Name1:Lesser Poland
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Oświęcim
Subdivision Type3:Gmina
Subdivision Name3:Brzeszcze
Established Title:First mentioned
Established Date:1457
Pushpin Map:Poland
Coordinates:49.9881°N 19.1928°W
Population Total:333

Wilczkowice is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Brzeszcze, within Oświęcim County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland.[1] It lies approximately 4km (02miles) south-east of Brzeszcze, 80NaN0 south-west of Oświęcim, and 540NaN0 west of the regional capital Kraków.

History

The village was first mentioned as Wylczkowicze in the document issued by Jan IV of Oświęcim on 21 February 1457 in which he agreed to sell the Duchy of Oświęcim to the Polish Crown.[2]

The territory of the Duchy of Oświęcim was eventually incorporated into Poland in 1564 and formed Silesian County of Kraków Voivodeship. Upon the First Partition of Poland in 1772 it became part of the Austrian Kingdom of Galicia. After World War I and fall of Austria-Hungary it became part of Poland. It was annexed by Nazi Germany at the beginning of World War II, and afterwards it was restored to Poland.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Central Statistical Office (GUS)  - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal) . 2008-06-01 . Polish.
  2. Book: Prokop, Krzysztof Rafał . Księstwa oświęcimskie i zatorskie wobec Korony Polskiej w latach 1438-1513. Dzieje polityczne. PAU. Kraków . 2002 . 151 . 83-88857-31-2 . pl.