Moszczenica (German: Moschczenitz) is a sołectwo in the south west of Jastrzębie-Zdrój, Silesian Voivodeship, southern Poland.[1] It was an independent village but became administratively part of Jastrzębie-Zdrój in 1975. It has na area of 803 ha and on December 31, 2012 it had 3,078 inhabitants.[2]

Moszczenica
Sołectwo of Jastrzębie-Zdrój
Our Lady of the Rosary church
Location of Moszczenica (south-west) within Jastrzębie-Zdrój
Coordinates: 49.922716°N 18.601444°E / 49.922716; 18.601444
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Silesian
County/City	Jastrzębie-Zdrój
Area
• Total	8.03 km2 (3.10 sq mi)
Population  (2012)
• Total	3,078
• Density	380/km2 (990/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Area code(s)	(+48) 032

History

The village was first mentioned in a Latin document of Diocese of Wrocław called Liber fundationis episcopatus Vratislaviensis from around 1305 as item in Moschenicza debent esse XXIII) mansi.[3][4] The creation of the village was a part of a larger settlement campaign taking place in the late 13th century on the territory of what would later be known as Upper Silesia. A Catholic parish was also established in the process. Politically the village belonged then to the Duchy of Racibórz, within feudally fragmented Poland. In 1327 the duchy became a fee of the Kingdom of Bohemia. From the 16th to the 19th century the village belonged to the Wodzisław state country. After the Silesian Wars it became a part of the Kingdom of Prussia. In years 1954-1975 Moszczenica was part of the Wodzisław County.

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