Gmina Goczałkowice-Zdrój

Goczałkowice-Zdrój [ɡɔt͡ʂau̯kɔˈvit͡sɛ ˈzdrui̯] (German: Bad Gottschalkowitz) is a village in Pszczyna County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Goczałkowice-Zdrój. It lies approximately 6 kilometres (4 mi) south of Pszczyna and 36 km (22 mi) south of the regional capital Katowice. The gmina covers an area of 48.64 square kilometres (18.8 sq mi), and as of 2006 the population of the village and gmina is 6,263. Goczałkowice-Zdrój is situated on the Goczałkowice Reservoir and 1 km away from the Vistula river. Goczałkowice-Zdrój is a spa, with about 10,000 bathers each year.

Czechowice-Dziedzice railway station is a railway station in Czechowice-Dziedzice (Silesian Voivodeship), Poland. As of 2022, it is served by Koleje Śląskie (Silesian Voivodeship Railways), Polregio and PKP Intercity (EIP, InterCity, and TLK services). It is also operated by a Czech-based operator, RegioJet.

Gmina Czechowice-Dziedzice is an urban-rural gmina (administrative district) in Bielsko County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. Its seat is the town of Czechowice-Dziedzice, which lies approximately 13 kilometres (8 mi) north-west of Bielsko-Biała and 36 km (22 mi) south of the regional capital Katowice. The gmina covers an area of 66.28 square kilometres (25.6 sq mi), and as of 2019 its total population is 45,451.

Czechowice-Dziedzice [t͡ʂɛxɔˈvit͡sɛ d͡ʑɛˈd͡ʑit͡sɛ] (Silesian: Czechowice-Dziydzice), known until 1958 as Czechowice, is a town in Bielsko County, Silesian Voivodeship, southern Poland. The town has 35,684 inhabitants, as of December 2021. It lies on the northeastern edge of the historical region of Cieszyn Silesia. It is a large rail junction with four stations, located at the intersection of two major lines – east-west (Trzebinia – Zebrzydowice), and north–south (Katowice – Bielsko-Biala).

Rudołtowice [rudɔu̯tɔˈvit͡sɛ] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Pszczyna, within Pszczyna County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately 5 kilometres (3 mi) south-east of Pszczyna and 32 km (20 mi) south of the regional capital Katowice.

Zabrzeg is a village in Gmina Czechowice-Dziedzice, Bielsko County, Silesian Voivodeship, southern Poland. The name is of topographic origin and is a composition of two words: za (behind) and brzeg (coast or bank of the river).: 189  The village lies on the right bank of the Vistula river, on the edge of the historical region of Cieszyn Silesia.

The Biała (German: Bialka) is a river in southern Poland. The 29 km (18 mi) long Biała is a right tributary of the Vistula. It is the main river of the city of Bielsko-Biała and used to be historically important as a border river dividing not only Bielsko and Biała but also for several centuries the states of Bohemia (succeeded by the Habsburg monarchy) and Poland.

Ćwiklice [t͡ɕfiˈklit͡sɛ] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Pszczyna, within Pszczyna County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately 3 kilometres (2 mi) east of Pszczyna and 30 km (19 mi) south of the regional capital Katowice.

Battle of Pszczyna (Polish: Bitwa Pszczyńska) refers to a series of battles between 1 and 2 September 1939 near the town of Pszczyna during the Invasion of Poland. The battle of Pszczyna formed part of the defensive Battle of the Border. The initial, decisive victory of the Polish forces on September 1, 1939 was followed by the crushing defeat on the next day near Ćwiklice, due to a major tactical error on the part of the Polish military command, resulting in premature withdrawal of the entire Armia Kraków from Upper Silesia.

Pszczyna railway station is a railway station in Pszczyna, Poland. As of 2012, it is served by Koleje Śląskie (Silesian Voivodeship Railways) and PKP Intercity (EIP, InterCity, and TLK services). The station was opened in 1868.

The Duchy of Pless (or the Duchy of Pszczyna, German: Herzogtum Pleß, Polish: Księstwo Pszczyńskie) was a Duchy of Silesia, with its capital at Pless (present-day Pszczyna, Poland).

Gmina Pszczyna is an urban-rural gmina (administrative district) in Pszczyna County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. Its seat is the town of Pszczyna, which lies approximately 30 kilometres (19 mi) south of the regional capital Katowice. The gmina covers an area of 174.01 square kilometres (67.2 sq mi), and as of 2019 its total population is 52,627.