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Mszana
Village in Silesian Voivodeship, Poland / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
See also: Mszana, Subcarpathian Voivodeship
Mszana [ˈmʂana] is a village in Wodzisław County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Mszana.[1] It lies approximately 6 kilometres (4 mi) south-east of Wodzisław Śląski and 47 km (29 mi) south-west of the regional capital Katowice.
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Mszana | |
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Coordinates: 49°58′9″N 18°30′56″E | |
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Voivodeship | Silesian |
County | Wodzisław |
Gmina | Mszana |
First mentioned | 1305 |
Highest elevation | 280 m (920 ft) |
Lowest elevation | 230 m (750 ft) |
Population | 3,559 |
Website | http://www.mszana.ug.gov.pl |
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The village was first mentioned in a Latin document of Diocese of Wrocław called Liber fundationis episcopatus Vratislaviensis from around 1305 as item in Msana debent esse triginta mansi.[2][3]