Gilowice, Żywiec County, Silesian Voivodeship, Poland

History | Neighbouring gminas

🇵🇱 Gilowice is a village in Żywiec County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Gilowice. It lies approximately 7 km (4 mi) east of Żywiec and 65 km (40 mi) south of the regional capital Katowice.

History The village was first mentioned in 1326 in the register of Peter's Pence payment among Catholic parishes of Oświęcim deaconry of the Diocese of Kraków under two names: Gigersdorf or Gerowicz.

Politically the village belonged then to the Duchy of Oświęcim, formed in 1315 in the process of feudal fragmentation of Poland and was ruled by a local branch of Piast dynasty. In 1327 the duchy became a fee of Kingdom of Bohemia, which was in 1457 purchased to the Polish Crown, but earlier in obscure circumstances the area around Żywiec was excluded from the Duchy of Oświęcim and formed a private latifundium. Upon the First Partition of Poland in 1772 it became part of the Austrian Kingdom of Galicia. After World War I, fall of Austria-Hungary it became a part of Poland. It was annexed by Nazi Germany at the beginning of World War II, and afterwards was restored to Poland.

Neighbouring gminas Gmina Gilowice is bordered by the town of Żywiec and by the gminas of Łękawica, Ślemień and Świnna.

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Gilowice has a population of over 6,242 people. Gilowice also forms part of the wider Żywiec County which has a population of over 152,877 people. Gilowice is situated 7 km east of Żywiec.

Twin Towns, Sister Cities Gilowice has links with:

🇸🇰 Uhrovec, Slovak Republic

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North of: 49.7

🇩🇪 Miltenberg 49.7

🇨🇦 Squamish 49.7

🇫🇷 Sedan 49.701

🇵🇱 Limanowa 49.706

🇩🇪 Forchheim 49.72

🇺🇦 Pustomyty 49.721

🇩🇪 Kitzingen 49.733

🇵🇱 Sucha Beskidzka 49.733

🇵🇱 Jasło 49.745

🇨🇿 Plzeň 49.748

South of: 49.7

🇨🇦 Lethbridge 49.694

🇵🇱 Krosno 49.694

🇵🇱 Żywiec 49.689

🇨🇿 Frýdek-Místek 49.685

🇨🇦 Courtenay 49.683

🇨🇿 Příbram 49.683

🇧🇪 Arlon 49.683

🇩🇪 Bensheim 49.678

🇩🇪 Weiden in der Oberpfalz 49.675

🇺🇦 Zolotonosha 49.667

East of: 19.3

🇸🇰 Ružomberok 19.31

🇭🇺 Dabas 19.313

🇿🇦 Overstrand 19.333

🇵🇱 Andrychów 19.35

🇵🇱 Pabianice 19.355

🇭🇺 Gödöllő 19.357

🇵🇱 Kutno 19.367

🇵🇱 Bełchatów 19.367

🇷🇸 Bačka Palanka 19.4

🇵🇱 Chrzanów 19.4

West of: 19.3

🇵🇱 Myszków 19.3

🇭🇺 Kiskőrös 19.284

🇸🇰 Dolný Kubín 19.283

🇵🇱 Jaworzno 19.273

🇲🇪 Podgorica 19.263

🇧🇦 Bijeljina 19.225

🇵🇱 Oświęcim 19.223

🇷🇸 Loznica 19.217

🇵🇱 Żywiec 19.201

🇿🇦 Witzenberg 19.201

Antipodal to Gilowice is: -160.7,-49.7

Locations Near: Gilowice 19.3,49.7

🇵🇱 Żywiec 19.201,49.689 d: 7.3  

🇵🇱 Andrychów 19.35,49.85 d: 17.1  

🇵🇱 Wadowice 19.486,49.884 d: 24.4  

🇵🇱 Bielsko-Biała 19.05,49.822 d: 22.5  

🇵🇱 Sucha Beskidzka 19.583,49.733 d: 20.7  

🇸🇰 Námestovo 19.467,49.4 d: 35.5  

🇵🇱 Oświęcim 19.223,50.039 d: 38.1  

🇵🇱 Chrzanów 19.4,50.133 d: 48.7  

🇵🇱 Pszczyna 18.95,49.983 d: 40.3  

🇵🇱 Bieruń 19.1,50.133 d: 50.3  

Antipodal to: Gilowice -160.7,-49.7

🇹🇴 Nuku'alofa -175.216,-21.136 d: 16591.1  

🇵🇫 Papeete -149.566,-17.537 d: 16302.2  

🇦🇸 Pago Pago -170.701,-14.279 d: 15973  

🇼🇸 Apia -171.76,-13.833 d: 15901.7  

🇺🇸 Hilo -155.089,19.725 d: 12275.5  

🇺🇸 Maui -156.446,20.72 d: 12173.5  

🇺🇸 Maui County -156.617,20.868 d: 12158  

🇺🇸 Kahului -156.466,20.891 d: 12154.5  

🇺🇸 Wailuku -156.505,20.894 d: 12154.5  

🇺🇸 Honolulu -157.85,21.3 d: 12115.2  

Flood Risk: Climate Central 49.7 19.3

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