Maków, Silesian Voivodeship
Encyclopedia
Maków ' is a village
in the administrative district of Gmina Pietrowice Wielkie
, within Racibórz County
, Silesian Voivodeship
, in southern Poland, close to the Czech
border. It lies approximately 3 kilometres (2 mi) north of Pietrowice Wielkie
, 12 km (7 mi) west of Racibórz
, and 68 km (42 mi) west of the regional capital Katowice
.
The village has a population of 780.
Village
A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet with the population ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand , Though often located in rural areas, the term urban village is also applied to certain urban neighbourhoods, such as the West Village in Manhattan, New...
in the administrative district of Gmina Pietrowice Wielkie
Gmina Pietrowice Wielkie
Gmina Pietrowice Wielkie is a rural gmina in Racibórz County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland, on the Czech border...
, within Racibórz County
Racibórz County
Racibórz County is a unit of territorial administration and local government in Silesian Voivodeship, southern Poland, on the Czech border. It came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998. Its administrative seat and largest town is...
, Silesian Voivodeship
Silesian Voivodeship
Silesian Voivodeship, or Silesia Province , is a voivodeship, or province, in southern Poland, centering on the historic region known as Upper Silesia...
, in southern Poland, close to the Czech
Czech Republic
The Czech Republic is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Poland to the northeast, Slovakia to the east, Austria to the south, and Germany to the west and northwest....
border. It lies approximately 3 kilometres (2 mi) north of Pietrowice Wielkie
Pietrowice Wielkie
Pietrowice Wielkie is a village in Racibórz County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland, close to the Czech border. It is the seat of the gmina called Gmina Pietrowice Wielkie. It lies approximately west of Racibórz and west of the regional capital Katowice.The village has a population of...
, 12 km (7 mi) west of Racibórz
Racibórz
Racibórz is a town in southern Poland with 60,218 inhabitants situated in the Silesian Voivodeship , previously in Katowice Voivodeship...
, and 68 km (42 mi) west of the regional capital Katowice
Katowice
Katowice is a city in Silesia in southern Poland, on the Kłodnica and Rawa rivers . Katowice is located in the Silesian Highlands, about north of the Silesian Beskids and about southeast of the Sudetes Mountains.It is the central district of the Upper Silesian Metropolis, with a population of 2...
.
The village has a population of 780.