Coordinates: 50°04′02.204″N 18°39′13.338″E / 50.06727889°N 18.65370500°E / 50.06727889; 18.65370500

Rowień-Folwarki

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Rowień-Folwarki
Żory District
Chapel in Rowień
Chapel in Rowień
  Location of Rowień-Folwarki within Żory
Coordinates: 50°04′02.204″N 18°39′13.338″E / 50.06727889°N 18.65370500°E / 50.06727889; 18.65370500
Country Poland
VoivodeshipSilesian
County/CityŻory
Area
 • Total6.1884 km2 (2.3894 sq mi)
Population
 (2013)
 • Total1,927
 • Density310/km2 (810/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Area code(+48) 032
Websitewww.rowien-folwarki.zory.pl

Rowień-Folwarki (German: Rowin) is a district in the north-west of Żory, Silesian Voivodeship, southern Poland. It has an area of 6.1884 km2 and in January, 2013 had 1,927 inhabitants.[1]

It encompasses two former settlements:

History

Rowień was first mentioned in a Latin document of Diocese of Wrocław called Liber fundationis episcopatus Vratislaviensis from around 1305 as item in Rovona decima solvitur more polonico et valet I) marcas.[2][3] Folwarki evolved later, but was tied with Rowień.

After World War I in the Upper Silesia plebiscite 374 out of 407 voters in Rowień voted in favour of joining Poland, against 33 opting for staying in Germany, whereas in Folwarki (Vorbriegen) it was 59 out of 73 against 14.[4]

In years 1945-1954 both villages were a part of gmina Boguszowice.

References

  1. ^ "Dane statystyczne" (in Polish). rowien-folwarki.zory.pl. Retrieved 2015-05-14.
  2. ^ Schulte, Wilhelm (1889). Codex Diplomaticus Silesiae T.14 Liber Fundationis Episcopatus Vratislaviensis (in German). Breslau.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  3. ^ "Liber fundationis episcopatus Vratislaviensis" (in Latin). Retrieved 13 July 2014.
  4. ^ "Results of the Upper Silesia plebiscite in Rybnik County" (in German). Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2015-05-03.


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