Country Poland County/City Rybnik Area code(s) (+48) 032 | Voivodeship Silesian Time zone CET (UTC+1) Population 2,000 (2013) | |
Ochojec (German: Ochojetz) is a district of Rybnik, Silesian Voivodeship, southern Poland. In the late 2013 it had about 2,000 inhabitants.
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Map of Ochojec, Rybnik, Poland
History
The village was first mentioned in 1291.
After World War I in the Upper Silesia plebiscite 231 out of 283 voters in Ochojec voted in favour of joining Poland, against 52 opting for staying in Germany.
In years 1973-1977 it was a seat of gmina, which was on May 27, 1975 amalgamated with Rybnik.
The village became a seat of a Catholic parish in 2012.
References
Ochojec, Rybnik Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA