Gorzyce, Silesian Voivodeship

Infobox Settlement
official_name = Gorzyce
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settlement_type = Village
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image_shield = Gorzyce Herb.jpg
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subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = Poland
subdivision_type1 = Voivodeship
subdivision_name1 = Silesian
subdivision_type2 = County
subdivision_name2 = Wodzisław
subdivision_type3 = Gmina
subdivision_name3 = Gorzyce
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leader_title = Mayor
leader_name = Ryszard Grzegoszczyk
established_title = First mentioned
established_date = 1226
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area_total_km2 = 8.46
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population_total = 2487
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timezone = CET
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latd=49 |latm=57 |lats=34 |latNS= N
longd=18 |longm=23 |longs=53 |longEW= E
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postal_code_type = Postal code
postal_code = 44-350
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website = [http://www.gorzyce.pl/ http://www.gorzyce.pl/]
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Gorzyce ( _de. Groß Gorschütz) is a village and the seat of Gmina Gorzyce in Wodzisław County, Silesian Voivodeship, Poland. It has a population of 2,487. It lies near the border with the Czech Republic.

History

The village was annexed by the Kingdom of Prussia in 1742 after the First Silesian War. As "Groß Gorschütz", it became part of the German Empire in 1871 and was ceded to the Second Polish Republic after World War I.

During World War II, Gorzyce was the location of the Polenlager 168, a Nazi concentration camp of "Polenlager" type, i.e., primarily for Poles. [ [http://www.raciborz.com.pl/art949.html Raciborski Portal Internetowy] ] The building of the transport depot at Leśna street, Gorzyce, holds a memorial plaque. [ [http://www.katowice.uw.gov.pl/urzadkatowice.php?wojewodztwo/gorzyce Śląski Urząd Wojewódzki w Katowicach] ] The collective grave of the inmates is at the cemetery at Gorzyce.

People

* Georg von Arco (1869-1940), radio pioneer

References

External link

* [http://www.gorzyce.pl/ Official Gmina Gorzyce website]