Kolonia Fryderyk
Kolonia Fryderyk | |
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Village | |
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Coat of arms | |
Kolonia Fryderyk | |
| Coordinates: 49°58′8″N 18°25′12″E / 49.96889°N 18.42000°E | |
| Country | Poland |
| Voivodeship | Silesian |
| County | Wodzisław |
| Gmina | Gorzyce |
| Established | 1911 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Bolesław Lenczyk |
Area | 1.78 km2 (0.69 sq mi) |
| Population (2006) | 1,105 |
| • Density | 621/km2 (1,610/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 44-350 |
| Car plates | SWD |
Kolonia Fryderyk [kɔˈlɔɲa frɨˈdɛrɨk] is a village in Gmina Gorzyce, Wodzisław County, Silesian Voivodeship, Poland.[1]
It was founded in 1911 as a coal mining settlement. Construction of the Friedrich - Schacht coal mine had begun in 1913 and it began operating for war purposes in 1916. It was closed in 1923.
References
- ^ "Główny Urząd Statystyczny" [Central Statistical Office] (in Polish). To search: Select "Miejscowości (SIMC)" tab, select "fragment (min. 3 znaki)" (minimum 3 characters), enter town name in the field below, click "WYSZUKAJ" (Search).
External links
- (in Polish) Information about village at Gmina Gorzyce website Archived 2011-10-02 at the Wayback Machine