Czechowice-Dziedzice
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John Paul II Square
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 Czechowice-Dziedzice
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| Coordinates: 49°54′46.65″N 19°0′22.72″E / 49.9129583°N 19.0063111°ECoordinates: 49°54′46.65″N 19°0′22.72″E / 49.9129583°N 19.0063111°E | |||
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 Poland
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| Voivodeship | Silesian | ||
| County | Bielsko | ||
| Gmina | Czechowice-Dziedzice | ||
| Government | |||
| • Mayor | Marian Błachut | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 32.98 km2 (12.73 sq mi) | ||
| Population (2012) | |||
| • Total | 35,498 | ||
| • Density | 1,100/km2 (2,800/sq mi) | ||
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
| Postal code | 43-502, 43-503, 43-500 | ||
| Car plates | SBI | ||
| Website | http://www.czechowice-dziedzice.pl | ||
Czechowice-Dziedzice [t͡ʂɛxɔˈvit͡sɛ d͡ʑɛˈd͡ʑit͡sɛ] (Silesian: Czechowice-Dźydźice) is a town in Bielsko County, Silesian Voivodeship, southern Poland with 35,498 inhabitants (2012). It lies on the northeastern edge of the historical region of Cieszyn Silesia. With four stations, it is a large rail junction, located at the intersection of two major lines - east-west (Trzebinia - Zebrzydowice), and north - south (Katowice - Bielsko-Biala).
The village of Czechowice was first mentioned in a Latin document of Diocese of Wrocław called Liber fundationis episcopatus Vratislaviensis from around 1305 as two settlements:
Item in Chothowitz theutonico fertones
Item in Chothowitz polonico decima more polonico, valet I) marcam
Chotowitz theutonico (German Czechowice) was presumably established under German rights (iure theuthonico) on the ground of the older Chotowitz polonico, which was continuously ruling itself under Polish traditional rights (iure polonico). The declared size of a tithe paid by villagers was also suggesting that it was an old and quite developed community. It belonged then to the Duchy of Teschen, formed in 1290, since 1327 a fee of the Kingdom of Bohemia. In 1430 the village was first mentioned under the current name of Czechowice rather than Chatowice. Dziedzice were first mentioned in 1465. The other medieval village that was later absorbed by Czechowice was Żebracz, first mentioned in 1443.
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