Górki Śląskie

Górki Śląskie
Village
More-than-200-year-old oak
More-than-200-year-old oak
Górki Śląskie is located in Poland
Górki Śląskie
Górki Śląskie
Coordinates: 50°8′32″N 18°23′25″E / 50.14222°N 18.39028°E / 50.14222; 18.39028
Country Poland
VoivodeshipSilesian
CountyRacibórz
GminaNędza
Population
921

Górki Śląskie [ˈɡurki ˈɕlɔ̃skʲɛ] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Nędza, within Racibórz County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland.[1] It lies approximately 7 kilometres (4 mi) east of Nędza, 13 km (8 mi) north-east of Racibórz, and 46 km (29 mi) west of the regional capital Katowice.

History

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After the division of Upper Silesia, the village remained within the German part. However to allow Polish trains in the nearby railway station of Sumina to shunt without entering German territory, a narrow strip of land around the railway lines was assigned to Poland. This borer is still visible today in administrative borders.[2]

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References

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  1. ^ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
  2. ^ Smolorz, Dawid (2022). "Teilung Oberschlesiens vor 100 Jahren". Schlesien heute (in German). 25 (286). Senfkorn Verlag Alfred Theisen: 78–79. ISSN 1436-5022.