Wilkowice, Bielsko County
For other places with the same name, see Wilkowice.
| Wilkowice | ||
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Hospital in Wilkowice | ||
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  Wilkowice | ||
| Coordinates: 49°45′N 19°6′E / 49.750°N 19.100°E | ||
| Country |
 Poland | |
| Voivodeship | Silesian | |
| County | Bielsko County | |
| Gmina | Wilkowice | |
| Established | early 14th century | |
| Population | 6,496 | |
| Website | http://www.wilkowice.pl/ | |
Wilkowice [vilkɔˈvit͡sɛ] (German: Wolfsdorf) is a village in Bielsko County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Wilkowice.[1] It lies approximately 10 kilometres (6 mi) south of Bielsko-Biała and 56 km (35 mi) south of the regional capital Katowice. The village has a population of 6,496.
It is one of the oldest villages in Żywiec Basin. It was established in the early 14th century by the Cistercian monastery in Rudy, which owned the area alongside Łodygowice and Pietrzykowice.
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Coordinates: 49°45′N 19°6′E / 49.750°N 19.100°E
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