Mikuszowice, Bielsko-Biała
| Mikuszowice | |
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| District of Bielsko-Biała | |
Aerial view
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 Location of Mikuszowice within Bielsko-Biała |
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| Coordinates: 49°47′0″N 19°4′13″E / 49.78333°N 19.07028°ECoordinates: 49°47′0″N 19°4′13″E / 49.78333°N 19.07028°E | |
| Country |
 Poland
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| Voivodeship | Silesian |
| County/City | Bielsko-Biała |
| Area | |
| • Total | 16.3315 km2 (6.3056 sq mi) |
| Population (2006) | |
| • Total | 10,041 |
| • Density | 610/km2 (1,600/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
| Area code(s) | (+48) 033 |
Mikuszowice (German: Nikelsdorf) is an informal dzielnica (district) of Bielsko-Biała, Silesian Voivodeship, Poland. It is located in the southern part of the city on both banks of the Biała River, the historical border river between Silesia and Lesser Poland; and from the mid-15th century to 1772, also the states of Poland and Bohemia (from 1526 part of the Habsburg Monarchy).
Administratively there are two osiedla (a form of districts), which have a combined area of 16.3315 km2 (Mikuszowice Krakowskie: 3.8602 km2, Mikuszowice Śląskie: 12.4713 km2) and on December 31, 2006 had altogether 10,041 inhabitants (2,867 in Mikuszowice Krakowskie, 7,174 in Mikuszowice Śląskie).
The village was established in the early 14th century shortly after the foundation of Bielsko. It was first mentioned in 1312 in the document of Mieszko I, Duke of Cieszyn in which the duke bestowed the forest between Kamienica and Mikuszowice upon the town dwellers of Bielsko. Being then mentioned as Nickelstorff, the name being an amalgam of Nicholas in German spelling and dorf (German: a village), it was undoubtedly established by German settlers. In 1314 or 1315 in the process of feudal fragmentation of Poland the Duchy of Oświęcim was split from the Duchy of Teschen with the new border running along Biała River and cutting through Mikuszowice, dividing it into two parts.
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