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Village in Silesian Voivodeship, Poland From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Kolonia Fryderyk [kɔˈlɔɲa frɨˈdɛrɨk] is a village in Gmina Gorzyce, Wodzisław County, Silesian Voivodeship, Poland. It lies approximately 2 kilometres (1 mi) north-east of Gorzyce, 5 km (3 mi) south-west of Wodzisław Śląski, and 52 km (32 mi) south-west of the regional capital Katowice.
Kolonia Fryderyk | |
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Village | |
Coordinates: 49°58′8″N 18°25′12″E | |
Country | Poland |
Voivodeship | Silesian |
County | Wodzisław |
Gmina | Gorzyce |
Established | 1911 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Bolesław Lenczyk |
Area | 1.78 km2 (0.69 sq mi) |
Population (2006) | 1,105 |
• Density | 620/km2 (1,600/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal code | 44-350 |
Car plates | SWD |
It was founded in 1911 as a coal mining settlement. Construction of the Friedrich - Schacht coal mine had begun in 1913 and it began operating for war purposes in 1916. It was closed in 1923.
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