Borowa Wieś

Borowa Wieś
Sołectwo of Mikołów

Saint Nicholas church
Coordinates: 50°13′35″N 18°49′01″E / 50.226335°N 18.816951°E / 50.226335; 18.816951Coordinates: 50°13′35″N 18°49′01″E / 50.226335°N 18.816951°E / 50.226335; 18.816951
Country  Poland
Voivodeship Silesian
County/City Mikołów
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Area code(s) (+48) 032

Borowa Wieś (German: Neudorf) is a sołectwo in the north west of Mikołów, Silesian Voivodeship, southern Poland.[1] It was an independent village but as a part of gmina Mokre was administratively merged into Mikołów in 1975.[2][3]

The biggest landmark of Borowa Wieś is wooden Saint Nicholas church, originally built in 1640 in Przyszowice, moved to Borowa Wieś in years 1937–1939.

History

The village was established in the 16th century by Karol von Promnitz, the owner of the Duchy of Pless.[3] Initially the village was known as Neudorf (Polish: Nowa Wieś, literally New Village), whereas the current name, derived from the Polish word bór (a conifer forest), appeared in the 18th century.[3]

After World War I in the Upper Silesia plebiscite 381 out of 421 voters in Borowa Wieś (Neudorf) voted in favour of joining Poland, against 41 opting for staying in Germany.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Jednostki pomocnicze" (in Polish). Retrieved 2015-05-06.
  2. ↑ Rozporządzenie Rady Ministrów z dnia 22 maja 1975 r. w sprawie zmiany granic, Dz. U. z 1975 r. Nr 15, poz. 87
  3. 1 2 3 "Zarys historii sołectw mikołowskich i dzielnicy Kamionka" (in Polish). Retrieved 2015-05-06.
  4. ↑ "Results of the Upper Silesia plebiscite in Pless/Pszczyna County" (in German). Retrieved 2015-05-03.


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