What is the population of Wodzisław Śląski, Silesia?

Wodzisław Śląski has a population of approximately 45,949 according to the latest available open data.

Where is Wodzisław Śląski, Silesia located?

Wodzisław Śląski is located in Silesia, Poland, at approximate coordinates 50.0024°, 18.4630°.

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Wodzisław Śląski

Total population

45,949

Coordinates50.00°, 18.46°

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Overview

Wodzisław Śląski (Polish: [vɔˈd͡ʑiswaf ˈɕlɔ̃skʲi] ;, Czech: Vladislav, Latin: Vladislavia, is a town in Silesian Voivodeship, southern Poland with 47,992 inhabitants. It is the seat of Wodzisław County.

History & geography

History

Being a borderland town, Wodzisław Śląski is a centre of the Wodzisław County, formed during a historical process lasting many centuries. Rich excavations the oldest finds dated back to the Stone Age give evidence about its ancient inhabitants. The city's name derives from the Piast Duke Władysław of Opole. He located the city and established the Wodzisław monastery about 1257. The city's origins can be traced back into the 10th and 11th century, when three Slavic settlements existed on Wodzisław's present-day territory which eventually merged to form one town. In the course of the medieval eastward migration of Flemish and German settlers (Ostsiedlung), Wodzisław, as many other Polish settlements, was incorporated (granted city status and right) according to the so-called Magdeburg Law at some point before 1257 (the exact date remains unknown). This, however, is not to be confused with a change in national affiliation; Wodzisław continued to be part of the Kingdom of Poland, until most of Silesia became a fiefdom of the Bohemian crown in 1327. At that times of Duchess Constance, the town developed fast. Wodzisław was one of the most populated and richest towns of Upper Silesia. In 14 and 15th century the city continued to grow and developed into a regional trade centre. In the 15th century, the Hussites devastated the city. From 1526, Bohemia, including the fiefdom of Silesia, which Wodzisław was a part of, came under the authority of the Habsburg crown. After the end of the Thirty Years' War Wodzisław was destroyed. Never back to Middle Ages' "golden time". At the beginning of the War of the Austrian Succession between King Frederick II of Prussia (the Great) and the Habsburg empress Maria Theresa of Austria, the greatest part of Silesia, including Wodzisław, was…

Geography

Wodzisław Śląski is an urban gmina in the south-eastern part of Upper Silesia, now in Silesian Voivodeship in south Poland, within the south portion of the Upper Silesian Coal Basin. It borders the towns of Pszów, Radlin and villages Marklowice, Mszana, Godów, Gorzyce and Lubomia. It lies between the Vistula and Oder rivers, near Czech border in the foreground Moravian Gate. Several rivers flow through the city, the major two being the Leśnica and "Zawadka" rivers. Within of Wodzisław Śląski are the capital cities of six countries: Berlin, Vienna, Prague, Bratislava, Budapest and Warsaw. The climate of the area is continental humid. The average temperature is (average in January and up to average in July). Yearly rainfall averages at , the most rainy month being July. The area's characteristic weak and medium winds blow at about 4 m/s from the south-west (Moravian Gate). The town is divided into 9 districts that have its own administrative body: *Jedłownik Szyb *Jedłownik-Turzyczka-Karkoszka *Kokoszyce * (new city) *Trzy Wzgórza (Three Hills) *Radlin II *Stare Miasto (old city) *Wilchwy *Zawada

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