Strzemieszyce Małe – a district (dzielnica

Dzielnica

In the Polish system of local administration, a dzielnica is an administrative subdivision or quarter of a city or town. A dzielnica may have its own elected council , and those of Warsaw each have their own mayor...

) of Dąbrowa Górnicza

Dabrowa Górnicza

Dąbrowa Górnicza is a city in Zagłębie Dąbrowskie in southern Poland, nearby Katowice. The north-east district of the Upper Silesian Metropolitan Union - metropolis with the population of almost 3 millions...

 (since 1975) in the 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...

, Poland. Located between Strzemieszyce Wielkie

Strzemieszyce Wielkie

Strzemieszyce Wielkie – a district of Dąbrowa Górnicza in the Silesian Voivodeship, Poland. Located between the districts Reden and Strzemieszyce Małe, on the national road 94 between Katowice and Olkusz.- History :Traces of ancient human settlement date back to the Lusatian culture period...

 and Łosień, 10.8 km eastwards from the town center, separated from Strzemieszyce Wielkie by the National Road

National roads in Poland

National road in Poland refers to a public trunk road controlled by the Polish central government authority, the General Directorship of National Roads and Motorways...

 . Before 1973 an independent rural

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...

 commune (gmina

Gmina

The gmina is the principal unit of administrative division of Poland at its lowest uniform level. It is often translated as "commune" or "municipality." As of 2010 there were 2,479 gminas throughout the country...

).

History

The first written record of the village name (in Latin Strmyeschycze minor) comes from the early 14th century. The village belonged along with Strzemieszyce Wielkie to the bishops of Kraków and was administered as part of the Sławków estates until 1790. An elementary school was established in 1820. In 1890 the village numbered 148 households. Two calamine

Calamine (mineral)

Calamine is a historic name for an ore of zinc. The name calamine was derived from the Belgian town of Kelmis, whose French name is "La Calamine", which is home to a zinc mine...

mines ("Anna" and "Kawia Góra") operated here in the 19th century.