Makoszowy
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Makoszowy - Poland
, Silesia
- is a district of city Zabrze
called Zabrze-Makoszowy
Industrial Region developed.
In 1951 Makoszowy was annexed to Zabrze
, and since that time it has been district of Zabrze
called Zabrze-Makoszowy.
Makoszowy is located 4 km ( 2,5 mi.) away from Zabrze on Klodnica
river with its two tributaries, Bielczanka and Czarnawka, surrounded with forests and ponds. Anglers like to fish here or just come and have a rest. There is one coal mine (built in 1906). There are about 2000 people. Easy communication with adjacent towns.
Karl Godulla
(Polish: Karol Godula), a pioneer of the industriale development of Upper Silesia
, was born in Makoszowy.
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
, Silesia
Silesia
Silesia is a historical region of Central Europe located mostly in Poland, with smaller parts also in the Czech Republic, and Germany.Silesia is rich in mineral and natural resources, and includes several important industrial areas. Silesia's largest city and historical capital is Wrocław...
- is a district of city Zabrze
Zabrze
Zabrze is a city in Silesia in southern Poland, near Katowice. The west district of the Upper Silesian Metropolitan Union is a metropolis with a population of around 2 million...
called Zabrze-Makoszowy
History
Makoszwy was an independent settlement for a long time. In early decades of 19th century most of its inhabitants were farmers, but towards the end of the 19th century its character gradually changed into industrial, chiefly connected with coal mines, as Upper SilesiaSilesia
Silesia is a historical region of Central Europe located mostly in Poland, with smaller parts also in the Czech Republic, and Germany.Silesia is rich in mineral and natural resources, and includes several important industrial areas. Silesia's largest city and historical capital is Wrocław...
Industrial Region developed.
In 1951 Makoszowy was annexed to Zabrze
Zabrze
Zabrze is a city in Silesia in southern Poland, near Katowice. The west district of the Upper Silesian Metropolitan Union is a metropolis with a population of around 2 million...
, and since that time it has been district of Zabrze
Zabrze
Zabrze is a city in Silesia in southern Poland, near Katowice. The west district of the Upper Silesian Metropolitan Union is a metropolis with a population of around 2 million...
called Zabrze-Makoszowy.
Makoszowy is located 4 km ( 2,5 mi.) away from Zabrze on Klodnica
Klodnica
Kłodnica is a river in the Upper Silesia region. It is about 75 km long and a right tributary of the Odra river.Along Kłodnica's shore are Polish cities of Katowice, Kędzierzyn-Koźle, Ruda Śląska, Gliwice, and Zabrze....
river with its two tributaries, Bielczanka and Czarnawka, surrounded with forests and ponds. Anglers like to fish here or just come and have a rest. There is one coal mine (built in 1906). There are about 2000 people. Easy communication with adjacent towns.
Karl Godulla
Karl Godulla
Karl Godulla, Carolus Godulla, in Polish spelled Karol Godula was a Silesian self-made industrialist , and one of the best-known pioneers in the industrial development of Prussian Silesia.-Life:Godulla grew up in modest...
(Polish: Karol Godula), a pioneer of the industriale development of Upper Silesia
Upper Silesia
Upper Silesia is the southeastern part of the historical and geographical region of Silesia. Since the 9th century, Upper Silesia has been part of Greater Moravia, the Duchy of Bohemia, the Piast Kingdom of Poland, again of the Lands of the Bohemian Crown and the Holy Roman Empire, as well as of...
, was born in Makoszowy.