Jankowice, Pszczyna County

Coordinates: 50°0′5″N 18°59′18″E / 50.00139°N 18.98833°E / 50.00139; 18.98833
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Jankowice
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Saint Isidore church in Jankowice
Saint Isidore church in Jankowice
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Jankowice [jankɔˈvit͡sɛ] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Pszczyna, within Pszczyna County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland.[1] It lies approximately 4 km (2.5 miles) north-east of Pszczyna and 28 km (17 miles) south of the regional capital Katowice.

History

The village lies in the historical region of Upper Silesia.

In the

Thurzó family, forming the Pless state country. In the accompanying sales document issued on 21 February 1517, the village was mentioned as Jankowicze.[3] Along with the Kingdom of Bohemia in 1526 it became part of the Habsburg monarchy. In the War of the Austrian Succession most of Silesia was conquered by the Kingdom of Prussia, including the village, and in 1871 it became part of the German Empire
.

After

Nazi crimes against the Polish nation).[5] The village was then occupied and annexed by Nazi Germany
. After the war, in 1945, it was restored to Poland.

Transport

The Voivodeship road 931 runs through the village and the National road 1 runs nearby, west of the village.

Sports

The local football team is Znicz Jankowice.[6] It competes in the lower leagues.

References

  1. ^ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 1 June 2008.
  2. ISBN 978-83-62674-16-9
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  3. ^ Musioł, Ludwik (1930). "Dokument sprzedaży księstwa pszczyńskiego z dn. 21. lutego 1517 R." Roczniki Towarzystwa Przyjaciół Nauk na Śląsku. R. 2. Katowice: nakł. Towarzystwa ; Drukiem K. Miarki: 235–237. Archived from the original on 11 September 2014. Retrieved 12 September 2014.
  4. ^ "Results of the Upper Silesia plebiscite in Pless/Pszczyna County" (in German). Archived from the original on 2015-05-02. Retrieved 2015-05-03.
  5. ^ Wardzyńska, Maria (2009). Był rok 1939. Operacja niemieckiej policji bezpieczeństwa w Polsce. Intelligenzaktion (in Polish). Warsaw: IPN. p. 134.
  6. ^ "Skarb - Znicz Jankowice". 90minut.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 3 July 2021.


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