Gaszowice, Silesian Voivodeship
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| Gaszowice | |
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| Country | Poland |
| Voivodeship | Silesian |
| Powiat | Rybnik County |
| Gmina | Gaszowice |
| Established | 12th century |
| Population (2006) | |
| - Total | 2,500 |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| - Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
| Postal code | 44-293 |
| Area code(s) | +48 32 |
| Car Plates | SRB |
| Website: www.gaszowice.pl | |
For other places with the same name, see Gaszowice.
Gaszowice (German: Gaschowitz) is a village in southern Poland located in the Silesian Voivodeship in Rybnik County (Gmina Gaszowice). From 1975 to 1998 the village belonged to and was administered by the Katowice Voivodeship.
[edit] Name
2nd building from the right is the Elementary School.
The name Gaszowice comes from the name of a knight called Gasz, who probably was the founder of the village and built here a settlement in the 12th century.
[edit] History
In 1317 the village belonged to the Duchy of Racibórz. Gaszowice's coat of arms contains a plowshare which also exists on the German seal from 18th century.
Gaszowice has only 1 elementary school. Władysław Dworaczek was one of the teachers who started teaching there in 1932. Later from 1945 till 1972 he was the principal of the school.
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