Kamionka, Mikołów
Kamionka is a dzielnica (district) in the north-east of Mikołów, Silesian Voivodeship, southern Poland.[1] It was an independent village but was administratively merged into Mikołów in 1935.[2]
Kamionka | |
|---|---|
 Fire station | |
| Coordinates: 50°11′20.24″N 18°55′16.4″E | |
| Country |  Poland |
| Voivodeship | Silesian |
| County/City | Mikołów |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Area code | (+48) 032 |
It is located alongside national road 81.
History
The village was established in the 18th century.[3] It was first mentioned in 1760 but the buildings existed about 30 year earlier. It initially belonged to Śmiłowice, in 1812 it became an independent municipality.[2]
After World War I in the Upper Silesia plebiscite 184 out of 195 voters in Kamionka voted in favour of joining Poland, against 11 opting for staying in Germany.[4]
Footnotes
- "Jednostki pomocnicze" (in Polish). Retrieved 2015-05-06.
- "Zarys historii sołectw mikołowskich i dzielnicy Kamionka" (in Polish). Retrieved 2015-05-06.
- Adrian A. Jojko, 2006, p. 9
- "Results of the Upper Silesia plebiscite in Pless/Pszczyna County" (in German). Archived from the original on 2015-05-02. Retrieved 2015-05-03.
References
- Jojko, Adrian A. (2006). Kamionka. Monografia historyczna. Mikołów: Instytut Mikołowski. ISBN 978-83-923755-7-9.
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