Czarków

Czarków
Village
Local Catholic church
Coat of arms
Location of Czarków within Gmina Pszczyna
Czarków Location of Czarków within Gmina Pszczyna
Coordinates: 50°1′N 18°55′E / 50.017°N 18.917°ECoordinates: 50°1′N 18°55′E / 50.017°N 18.917°E
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Silesian
County	Pszczyna
Gmina	Pszczyna
Population	1,950

Czarków [ˈt͡ʂarkuf] (German: Czarkow) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Pszczyna, within Pszczyna County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland.^[1] It lies approximately 5 kilometres (3 mi) north-west of Pszczyna and 27 km (17 mi) south of the regional capital Katowice.

The village has a population of 1,950.

History

During the political upheaval caused by Matthias Corvinus the land around Pszczyna was overtaken by Casimir II, Duke of Cieszyn, who sold it in 1517 to the Hungarian magnates of the Thurzó family, forming the Pless state country. In the accompanying sales document issued on 21 February 1517 the village was mentioned as Cziernkow.^[2] The Kingdom of Bohemia in 1526 became part of the Habsburg Monarchy. In the War of the Austrian Succession most of Silesia was conquered by the Kingdom of Prussia, including the village.

References

1. "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
2. Musioł, Ludwik (1930). "Dokument sprzedaży księstwa pszczyńskiego z dn. 21. lutego 1517 R.". Roczniki Towarzystwa Przyjaciół Nauk na Śląsku. Katowice: nakł. Towarzystwa ; Drukiem K. Miarki. R. 2: 235–237. Retrieved 12 September 2014.