Mszana

Village in Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
49°58′9″N 18°30′56″E / 49.96917°N 18.51556°E / 49.96917; 18.51556Country PolandVoivodeshipSilesianCountyWodzisławGminaMszanaFirst mentioned1305Highest elevation
280 m (920 ft)Lowest elevation
230 m (750 ft)Population
3,559Websitehttp://www.mszana.ug.gov.pl

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.

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]

Notable people

  • August Sternickel - criminal and serial killer

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". Pan Biblioteka Kórnicka (in German). Breslau.
  3. ^ "Liber fundationis episcopatus Vratislaviensis" (in Latin). Retrieved 13 July 2014.

External links

  • Jewish Community in Mszana on Virtual Shtetl
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