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Kolonia Fryderyk [kɔˈlɔɲa frɨˈdɛrɨk] is a village in Gmina Gorzyce, Wodzisław County, Silesian Voivodeship, Poland. It lies approximately 2 kilometres (1 mi) north-east of Gorzyce, 5 km (3 mi) south-west of Wodzisław Śląski, and 52 km (32 mi) south-west of the regional capital Katowice. It was founded in 1911 as a coal mining settlement. Construction of the Friedrich - Schacht coal mine had begun in 1913 and it began operating for war purposes in 1916. It was closed in 1923.

Wodzisław County (Polish: powiat wodzisławski) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Silesian Voivodeship, southern Poland, on the Czech border. It came into being on 1 January 1999 as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998. Its administrative seat and largest town is Wodzisław Śląski, which lies 49 kilometres (30 mi) south-west of the regional capital Katowice. The county contains three other towns: Rydułtowy, 7 km (4 mi) north of Wodzisław Śląski, Radlin, 4 km (2 mi) north-east of Wodzisław Śląski, and Pszów, 7 km (4 mi) north-west of Wodzisław Śląski. The county covers an area of 286.92 square kilometres (110.8 sq mi). As of 2019 its total population is 157,346, out of which the population of Wodzisław Śląski is 47,992, that of Rydułtowy is 21,616, that of Radlin is 17,776, that of Pszów is 13,896, and the rural population is 56,066.

Wodzisław Śląski (Polish: [vɔˈd͡ʑiswaf ˈɕlɔ̃skʲi] ; German: Loslau, Czech: Vladislav, Latin: Vladislavia, Yiddish: וואידסלוב, romanized: Voydislav, Silesian: Władźisłůw) is a city in Silesian Voivodeship, southern Poland with 47,992 inhabitants (2019). It is the seat of Wodzisław County. It was previously in Katowice Voivodeship (1975–1998); close to the border with the Czech Republic, about 350 kilometres (217 miles) south of Warsaw and about 150 kilometres (93 miles) west of Kraków, on the southern outskirts of the metropolitan area known as the Upper Silesian Coal Basin.

The Wodzisław Castle (Polish: Zamek w Wodzisławiu Śląskim, German: Schloss Loslau) is a historic castle and palace located in the Wodzisław Śląski, in south Poland. The old castle was built in the 13th century. The new residence Dietrichstein Palace (Polish: Pałac Dietrichsteinów) from 1745 is the oldest example of classicism architecture in Poland.

MOSiR Stadion is a multi-purpose stadium in Wodzisław Śląski, Poland. It is used mostly for football matches and served as the home stadium of Odra Wodzisław. The stadium has a capacity of 7,400 people. Its facilities include heated turf, floodlights emitting 2,000 lux, tennis courts, gymnasium, and office building. In 2007 Zagłębie Sosnowiec, 2008-2011 Piast Gliwice and in 2011, Podbeskidzie Bielsko-Biała began using the stadium while their own ground was undergoing reconstruction work. In 2012 it also hosted Pre-season two friendly matches Karpaty Lviv.

Czyżowice [t͡ʂɨʐɔˈvit͡sɛ] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Gorzyce, within Wodzisław County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland, close to the Czech border. It lies approximately 3 kilometres (2 mi) north of Gorzyce, 4 km (2 mi) south-west of Wodzisław Śląski, and 52 km (32 mi) south-west of the regional capital Katowice. The town fell to Nazi occupation during the 1940s as a result many children were forced to learn German at school and everyone was not permitted to speak polish, however following the defeat of Nazi forces, the troops retreated back to Germany and the people were freed.

Gmina Gorzyce is a rural gmina (administrative district) in Wodzisław County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland, on the Czech border. Its seat is the village of Gorzyce, which lies approximately 6 kilometres (4 mi) south-west of Wodzisław Śląski and 54 km (34 mi) south-west of the regional capital Katowice. It is close to where the A1 motorway crosses the border into the Czech Republic to/from Poland The gmina covers an area of 64.47 square kilometres (24.9 sq mi), and as of 2019 its total population is 21,285.

Gorzyce [ɡɔˈʐɨt͡sɛ] is a village and the seat of Gmina Gorzyce in Wodzisław County, Silesian Voivodeship, Poland. It lies near the border with the Czech Republic, approximately 8 kilometres (5 mi) south-west of Wodzisław Śląski.

Gorzyczki [ɡɔˈʐɨt͡ʂki] is a village in Gmina Gorzyce, Wodzisław County, Silesian Voivodeship in southern Poland. It is situated on the border with the Czech Republic, 10 kilometers south from the county seat Wodzisław Śląski. The A1 motorway, which runs from the port city of Gdańsk in the north, ends on the border in Gorzyczki, where it is connected to the Czech D1 motorway.

Radlin II (Radlin the Second) is a district of Wodzisław Śląski. It is a suburban district, the historical part of Radlin, or Radlin proper. After administrative changes, it became part of Wodzisław Śląski. Parts of national road No. 78 and railway line No. 158 with the Wodzisław Śląski Radlin stop run through Radlin II. The Lesznica River has its source in the district. Since 1907, the "OSP Radlin 2" unit has been operating in the district. There are also two Roman Catholic churches, dedicated to St. Mary Magdalene (Dolniok) and St. Isidore (Górniok). The district consists of the former towns Radlin Górny, Radlin Dolny, Szarowiec, merged in the nineteenth century into the village of Radlin. The district has about 5500 inhabitants. The present town of Radlin is called "Radlin", despite the fact that it lies in the former villages of Biertułtowy, Głożyny and Obszary, which were formerly districts of Radlin (today called Radlin the Second). From 1922 to 1939 and from 1945 to 1954 it was the seat of the Radlin gmina. Bolesław Kominek, a Polish Catholic priest and cardinal, was born in Radlin in 1903.

Podbucze [pɔdˈbut͡ʂɛ] is a village in Gmina Godów, Wodzisław County, Silesian Voivodeship, southern Poland. It lies close to the border with the Czech Republic.

Krostoszowice [krɔstɔʂɔˈvit͡sɛ] is a village in Gmina Godów, Wodzisław County, Silesian Voivodeship, southern Poland. It lies near the border with the Czech Republic. It is approximately 4 kilometres (2 mi) north of Godów, 5 km (3 mi) south of Wodzisław Śląski, and 50 km (31 mi) south-west of the regional capital Katowice.