Pielgrzymowice, Silesian Voivodeship

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Pielgrzymowice
Village

Coat of arms

Location of Pielgrzymowice within Gmina Pawłowice
Pielgrzymowice

Location of Pielgrzymowice within Gmina Pawłowice

Coordinates: 49°54′23″N 18°39′50″E / 49.90639°N 18.66389°E / 49.90639; 18.66389Coordinates: 49°54′23″N 18°39′50″E / 49.90639°N 18.66389°E / 49.90639; 18.66389
Country Poland Poland
Voivodeship Silesian
County Pszczyna
Gmina Pawłowice
First mentioned ca. 1305
Area 13.17 km2 (5.08 sq mi)
Population 2,395
  Density 180/km2 (470/sq mi)

Pielgrzymowice [pjɛlɡʐɨmɔˈvit͡sɛ] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Pawłowice, within Pszczyna County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland.[1] It lies approximately 23 kilometres (14 mi) south-west of Pszczyna and 46 km (29 mi) south-west of the regional capital Katowice.

The village has a population of 2,395.

The village was first mentioned in a Latin document of Diocese of Wrocław called Liber fundationis episcopatus Vratislaviensis from around 1305 as item in Peregrini villa debent esse XXIII) mansi.[2][3] The creation of the village was a part of a larger settlement campaign taking place in the late 13th century on the territory of what will be later known as Upper Silesia.

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