Pielgrzymowice, Silesian Voivodeship

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

References

1. "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
2. Schulte, Wilhelm (1889). Codex Diplomaticus Silesiae T.14 Liber Fundationis Episcopatus Vratislaviensis (in German). Breslau.
3. "Liber fundationis episcopatus Vratislaviensis" (in Latin). Retrieved 13 July 2014.