Marklowice

Gmina Marklowice is a rural gmina (administrative district) in Wodzisław County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. Its seat is the village of Marklowice, which lies approximately 6 kilometres (4 mi) east of Wodzisław Śląski and 43 km (27 mi) south-west of the regional capital Katowice. The gmina covers an area of 13.76 square kilometres (5.3 sq mi), and as of 2019 its total population is 5,396.

Wytoka [vɨˈtɔka] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Rudniki, within Olesno County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.

Gmina Świerklany is a rural gmina (administrative district) in Rybnik County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. Its seat is the village of Jankowice Rybnickie, which lies approximately 6 kilometres (4 mi) south of Rybnik and 41 km (25 mi) south-west of the regional capital Katowice. Until 1999 its seat was Świerklany Górne. The gmina covers an area of 24.17 square kilometres (9.33 sq mi), and as of 2019 its total population is 12,445.

Jankowice Rybnickie [jankɔˈvit͡sɛ rɨbˈnit͡skʲɛ] is a village in Rybnik County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Świerklany. It lies approximately 6 kilometres (4 mi) south of Rybnik and 41 km (25 mi) south-west of the regional capital Katowice.

Radlin [ˈradlʲin] is a town in Wodzisław County, Silesian Voivodeship, Poland, with 17,776 inhabitants (2019). Located in southern part of the Voivodeship, close to the Czech border, between 1975 and 1997, Radlin was a district of the city of Wodzisław Śląski.

Połomia [pɔˈwɔmja] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Mszana, within Wodzisław County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately 4 kilometres (2 mi) north-east of Mszana, 8 km (5 mi) east of Wodzisław Śląski, and 43 km (27 mi) south-west of the regional capital Katowice.

The Marcel coal mine is a large mine in the south of Poland in Radlin near Wodzisław Śląski, Silesian Voivodeship, 260 km south-west of the capital, Warsaw. Until 1949 it was called "Emma". In 1995 KWK Marcel was connected with 1 Maja Coal Mine. Having estimated reserves of 76 million tonnes of coal near Marklowice and Wodzisław Śląski. The annual coal production is around 2.75 million tonnes.

Michałkowice [mixau̯kɔˈvit͡sɛ] is a settlement in the administrative district of Gmina Świerklany, within Rybnik County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It is part of the village of Jankowice Rybnickie. It lies approximately 2 kilometres (1 mi) east of Jankowice Rybnickie (the gmina seat), 6 km (4 mi) south of Rybnik, and 40 km (25 mi) south-west of the regional capital Katowice.

Wodzisław Śląski railway station is a railway station in Wodzisław Śląski, Poland. The station opened in 1882. As of 2019, it is served by Koleje Śląskie, Przewozy Regionalne (local and regional services), Leo Express and PKP Intercity (international and intercity services). InterRegio and Koleje Śląskie services are on the line between Katowice and Bohumin also Kraków – Chałupki. PKP Intercity services are on the lines between Warsaw and Prague, Budapest, Graz, Gdynia, Przemyśl and Vienna. Leo Express services are on the line between Prague and Kraków.

The 1 Maja coal mine (Coal Mine 1st May; pol. Kopalnia Węgla Kamiennego 1 Maja) was a large mine in the south of Poland in Wodzisław Śląski, Silesian Voivodeship, 260 km south-west of the capital, Warsaw. Built in 1960, it was called "Mszana". Since 1961 it was called 1 Maja (1 May), in honor of International Workers' Day. It was one of the most modern and best coal mines in the Polish People's Republic. It was combined with Marcel Coal Mine in 1995. It closed in 2001. The coal mine covered 35.6 square kilometers, and coal production was around 8,400 tons per day.Coal Mine 1 May was the general sponsor of the Polish football team Odra Wodzisław Śląski until the Mine's closure.

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. 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.

Gmina Mszana is a rural gmina (administrative district) in Wodzisław County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. Its seat is the village of Mszana, which lies approximately 6 kilometres (4 mi) south-east of Wodzisław Śląski and 47 km (29 mi) south-west of the regional capital Katowice. The gmina also contains the villages of Gogołowa and Połomia. The gmina covers an area of 31 square kilometres (12.0 sq mi), and as of 2019 its total population is 7,702.