Gmina Marklowice Population 5,180 | First mentioned 1305 Local time Monday 11:05 AM | |
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Marklowice [marklɔˈvit͡sɛ] is a village in Wodzisław County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Marklowice. It lies approximately 6 kilometres (4 mi) east of Wodzisław Śląski and 43 km (27 mi) south-west of the regional capital Katowice. Between 1975 and 1994 Marklowice was part of the town of Wodzisław Śląski.
Map of Marklowice, Poland
In 2005 the village had a population of 5,180. The football club Polonia Marklowice, founded in 1922, plays in the village.
The village was first mentioned in a Latin document of Diocese of Wrocław called Liber fundationis episcopatus Vratislaviensis from around 1305 as item in Merclini villa debent esse XXXIII) mansi.
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