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Wojkowice

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Wojkowice Kościół św.Antoniego
Wojkowice Kościół św.Antoniego

Wojkowice [vɔi̯kɔˈvʲit͡sɛ] (German: Woikowize) is a small town in województwo śląskie, located in so-called Zagłębie Dąbrowskie in southern Poland, near Katowice. Wojkowice is located in the Silesian Highlands, on the Brynica river (tributary of the Vistula), and historically belongs to Lesser Poland. Its name comes from ancient Polish given name Wojek, which might have been a diminutive of Wojslaw. Several other locations in Poland have been named in a similar fashion – Wojslawice, Wojkowo, Wojkow, Wojkowa. The town used to be in Katowice Voivodeship, but has been part of the Silesian Voivodeship since its the formation of the voivodeship in 1999. Wojkowice is one of the cities of the 2,7 million conurbation – Katowice urban area and within a greater Silesian metropolitan area populated by about 5,294,000 people. The population of the town is 8,927 (2019).

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Bartosza Głowackiego 87
42-580 , Krzyżówka
Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
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