Ćwiklice

Ćwiklice
Village
Saint Martin church
Location of Ćwiklice within Gmina Pszczyna
Ćwiklice Location of Ćwiklice within Gmina Pszczyna
Coordinates: 49°59′N 18°59′E / 49.983°N 18.983°ECoordinates: 49°59′N 18°59′E / 49.983°N 18.983°E
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Silesian
County	Pszczyna
Gmina	Pszczyna
First mentioned	1326
Population	2,400
Website	http://www.cwiklice.ehh.pl

Ćwiklice [t͡ɕfiˈklit͡sɛ] (German: Cwiklitz) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Pszczyna, within Pszczyna County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland.^[1] It lies approximately 3 kilometres (2 mi) east of Pszczyna and 30 km (19 mi) south of the regional capital Katowice.

The village has a population of approximately 2,400.

History

The village was first mentioned in 1326 in the register of Peter's Pence payment among Catholic parishes of Oświęcim deanery of the Diocese of Kraków as Cviclicz.^[2][3]

References

1. "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
2. Jan, Ptaśnik (1913). Monumenta Poloniae Vaticana T.1 Acta Camerae Apostolicae. Vol. 1, 1207-1344 (in Latin). Cracoviae: Sumpt. Academiae Litterarum Cracoviensis. pp. 147–150.
3. Maroń, Franciszek (1969). "Rozwój sieci parafialnej w diecezji katowickiej aż do końca XV wieku" [The development of a net of parish in Diocese of Katowice until the end of the 15th century]. Śląskie Studia Historyczno-Teologiczne (in Polish): 123.