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Wilkowice, Bielsko County

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Country
  
Poland

Gmina
  
Wilkowice

Population
  
6,496

Voivodeship
  
Silesian Voivodeship

County
  
Bielsko County

Established
  
early 14th century

Local time
  
Monday 6:13 AM

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Weather
  
8°C, Wind E at 5 km/h, 87% Humidity

Points of interest
  
Rogacz, Jaskinia Wietrzna Dziura, Skała czarownic

Wilkowice [vilkɔˈvit͡sɛ] (German: Wolfsdorf) is a village in Bielsko County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Wilkowice. It lies approximately 10 kilometres (6 mi) south of Bielsko-Biała and 56 km (35 mi) south of the regional capital Katowice. The village has a population of 6,496.

Map of Wilkowice, Poland

It is one of the oldest villages in Żywiec Basin. It was established in the early 14th century by the Cistercian monastery in Rudy, which owned the area alongside Łodygowice and Pietrzykowice.

References

Wilkowice, Bielsko County Wikipedia