Górki Wielkie

Górki Wielkie
Górki Wielkie
—  Village  —
Jan Sarkander Church

Coat of arms
Górki Wielkie is located in Poland
Górki Wielkie
Coordinates: 49°46′22.10″N 18°51′14.42″E / 49.772806°N 18.8540056°E / 49.772806; 18.8540056
Country Poland
Voivodeship Silesian
County Cieszyn
Gmina Brenna
First mentioned 1305
Area 14.67 km2 (5.7 sq mi)
Population (2008) 3,554
 – Density 242.3/km2 (627.5/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 – Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code 43-436
Car plates SCI

Górki Wielkie [ˈɡurki ˈvjɛlkʲɛ] ( listen) is a village in Gmina Brenna, Cieszyn County, Silesian Voivodeship, southern Poland. It has a population of 3554 (2008). It lies in the historical region of Cieszyn Silesia and was first mentioned in a written document in 1305.

Polish writer Zofia Kossak-Szczucka lived here from 1924 and is buried here. There is also a museum dedicated to her in Górki Wielkie.



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