Marklowice

For a village divided in 1920 between Czechoslovakia and Poland, see Dolní Marklovice and Marklowice Górne.

Marklowice [marklɔˈvit͡sɛ] is a village in Wodzisław County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Marklowice.^[1] It lies approximately 6 kilometres (4 mi) east of Wodzisław Śląski and 43 km (27 mi) south-west of the regional capital Katowice. Between 1975 and 1994 Marklowice was part of the town Wodzisław Śląski.

Marklowice
Village
Elementary school
Coat of arms
Marklowice
Coordinates: 50°1′6″N 18°31′29″E
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Silesian
County	Wodzisław
Gmina	Marklowice
First mentioned	1305
Population	5,180
Website	http://www.marklowice.pl/

In 2005 the village had a population of 5,180. The football club Polonia Marklowice, founded in 1922, plays in the village.

The village was first mentioned in a Latin document of Diocese of Wrocław called Liber fundationis episcopatus Vratislaviensis from around 1305 as item in Merclini villa debent esse XXXIII) mansi.^[2]