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Pielgrzymowice, Silesian Voivodeship

Pielgrzymowice
Village
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Coat of arms of Pielgrzymowice
Coat of arms
Location of Pielgrzymowice within Gmina Pawłowice
Location of Pielgrzymowice within Gmina Pawłowice
Pielgrzymowice is located in Poland
Pielgrzymowice
Pielgrzymowice
Location of Pielgrzymowice within Gmina Pawłowice
Coordinates: 49°54′23″N 18°39′50″E / 49.90639°N 18.66389°E / 49.90639; 18.66389Coordinates: 49°54′23″N 18°39′50″E / 49.90639°N 18.66389°E / 49.90639; 18.66389
Country Poland Poland
Voivodeship Silesian
County Pszczyna
Gmina Pawłowice
First mentioned ca. 1305
Area 13.17 km2 (5.08 sq mi)
Population 2,395
 • Density 180/km2 (470/sq mi)

Pielgrzymowice [pjɛlɡʐɨmɔˈvit͡sɛ] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Pawłowice, within Pszczyna County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately 23 kilometres (14 mi) south-west of Pszczyna and 46 km (29 mi) south-west of the regional capital Katowice.

The village has a population of 2,395.

The village was first mentioned in a Latin document of Diocese of Wrocław called Liber fundationis episcopatus Vratislaviensis from around 1305 as item in Peregrini villa debent esse XXIII) mansi. The creation of the village was a part of a larger settlement campaign taking place in the late 13th century on the territory of what will be later known as Upper Silesia.



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