Pielgrzymowice [pjɛlɡʐɨmɔˈvit͡sɛ] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Pawłowice, within Pszczyna County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland.[1] It lies approximately 23 kilometres (14 mi) south-west of Pszczyna and 46 km (29 mi) south-west of the regional capital Katowice.

Pielgrzymowice
Village
Church of Saint Catherine of Alexandria
Coat of arms
Location of Pielgrzymowice within Gmina Pawłowice
Pielgrzymowice
Coordinates: 49°54′23″N 18°39′50″E
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Silesian
County	Pszczyna
Gmina	Pawłowice
First mentioned	ca. 1305
Area
• Total	13.17 km2 (5.08 sq mi)
Population
• Total	2,395
• Density	180/km2 (470/sq mi)

The village has a population of 2,395.

The village was first mentioned in a Latin document of Diocese of Wrocław called Liber fundationis episcopatus Vratislaviensis from around 1305 as item in Peregrini villa debent esse XXIII) mansi.[2][3] 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 will be later known as Upper Silesia.

Notable people

• Karol Miarka (1825-1891), Polish social and national activist[4]

References

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