Gołkowice, Silesian Voivodeship

See also: Gołkowice, Opole Voivodeship

Gołkowice [ɡɔu̯kɔˈvit͡sɛ] is a village in Gmina Godów, Wodzisław County, Silesian Voivodeship, southern Poland.^[1] It lies on the border with the Czech Republic.

Gołkowice
Village
Church of Saint Anne
Gołkowice
Coordinates: 49°54′44″N 18°30′11″E
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Silesian
County	Wodzisław
Gmina	Godów
First mentioned	1229
Government
• Mayor	Piotr Wrodarczyk
Area
• Total	9.46 km2 (3.65 sq mi)
Population  (2006)
• Total	3,345
• Density	350/km2 (920/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	44-341
Car plates	SWD

The village was first mentioned in the document of Pope Gregory IX issued on 26 May 1229 among villages belonging to Benedictine abbey in Tyniec, as Golkowice.^[2] Benedictine abbey in Orlová (established in 1268) in the late 13th century had rights to revenues from three villages in the Castellany of Racibórz, namely Gorzyce, Uchylsko and Gołkowice.^[3]

There is a wooden Saint Anne Church from 1878 in the village.

Notable people

• Marian Dziędziel, Polish actor