Kolonia Fryderyk

Village in Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
Coat of arms of Kolonia Fryderyk
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49°58′8″N 18°25′12″E / 49.96889°N 18.42000°E / 49.96889; 18.42000Country PolandVoivodeshipSilesianCountyWodzisławGminaGorzyceEstablished1911Government
 • MayorBolesław LenczykArea
1.78 km2 (0.69 sq mi)Population
 (2006)
1,105 • Density620/km2 (1,600/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code
44-350
Car platesSWD

Kolonia Fryderyk [kɔˈlɔɲa frɨˈdɛrɨk] is a village in Gmina Gorzyce, Wodzisław County, Silesian Voivodeship, Poland. It lies approximately 2 kilometres (1 mi) north-east of Gorzyce, 5 km (3 mi) south-west of Wodzisław Śląski, and 52 km (32 mi) south-west of the regional capital Katowice.

It was founded in 1911 as a coal mining settlement. Construction of the Friedrich - Schacht coal mine had begun in 1913 and it began operating for war purposes in 1916. It was closed in 1923.

  • (in Polish) Information about village at Gmina Gorzyce website


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