Bełsznica [bɛu̯ʂˈnit͡sa] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Gorzyce, within Wodzisław County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland, close to the Czech border.[2]
Bełsznica | |
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Village | |
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  Bełsznica | |
| Coordinates: 49°59′N 18°22′E / 49.983°N 18.367°E | |
| Country |  Poland |
| Voivodeship | Silesian |
| County | Wodzisław |
| Gmina | Gorzyce |
| Population | 1,171 (2,021)[1] |
Location
editGeographically, Bełsznica lies near the hills of the Rybnik Plateau. From the hill located 256m above sea level one can see the valleys of the Olza and Odra rivers, as well as the Moravian Gate. Historically, the village is located in Upper Silesia. In the village there also lies the Bełsznica Train Stop. It lies approximately 4 kilometres (2 mi) north-west of Gorzyce, 7 km (4 mi) west of Wodzisław Śląski, and 55 km (34 mi) south-west of the regional capital Katowice.
Naming
editThe name of the village probably comes from a plant of the same name. In an alphabetical list of towns released in Wrocław in 1830 by Johann Georg Knie the village is named in German as Belschnitz and in Polish Belśnice.[3]
References
edit- ^ "Wieś Bełsznica (śląskie) » mapy, GUS, nieruchomości, regon, kod pocztowy, atrakcje, wypadki drogowe, kierunkowy, edukacja, demografia, tabele, zabytki, statystyki, linie kolejowe, liczba ludności". Polska w liczbach (in Polish). Retrieved 2023-07-09.
- ^ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
- ^ Knie, Johann Georg (1830). Alphabetisch-Statistisch-Topographische Uebersicht aller Dörfer, Flecken, Städte und andern Orte der Königl. Preuß. Provinz Schlesien, mit Einschluß des ... Markgrafthums Ober-Lausitz, und der Grafschaft Glatz (in German). Graß. p. 30.