Mszana
| Mszana | |
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| Village | |
St. George church
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 Mszana
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| Coordinates: 49°58′9″N 18°30′56″E / 49.96917°N 18.51556°E | |
| Country |
 Poland
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| Voivodeship | Silesian |
| County | Wodzisław |
| Gmina | Mszana |
| First mentioned | 1305 |
| Highest elevation | 280 m (920 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 230 m (750 ft) |
| Population | 3,559 |
| Website | http://www.mszana.ug.gov.pl |
Mszana [ˈmʂana] (German: Mschanna) is a village in Wodzisław County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Mszana. It lies approximately 6 kilometres (4 mi) south-east of Wodzisław Śląski and 47 km (29 mi) south-west of the regional capital Katowice.
The village has a population of 3,559.
The village was first mentioned in a Latin document of Diocese of Wrocław called Liber fundationis episcopatus Vratislaviensis from around 1305 as item in Msana debent esse triginta mansi.
Coordinates: 49°58′9″N 18°30′56″E / 49.96917°N 18.51556°E
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