Pszów

Pszów
Basilica of the Nativity of the Virgin Mary
Flag Coat of arms
Pszów
Coordinates: 50°3′N 18°24′E
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Silesian
County	Wodzisław
Gmina	Pszów (urban gmina)
First mentioned	1265
Government
• Mayor	Czesław Krzystała
Area
• Total	20.42 km2 (7.88 sq mi)
Elevation	311 m (1,020 ft)
Population  (2019-06-30)
• Total	13,896
• Density	680/km2 (1,800/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	44-370
Car plates	SWD
Website	http://www.pszow.pl

Pszów [pʂuf] (German: Pschow) is a town in Wodzisław County, Silesian Voivodeship, Poland, with 13,896 inhabitants (2019). It is located on Rybnik Plateau (Płaskowyż Rybnicki), in close vicinity to such cities, as Rybnik, Wodzisław Śląski, Racibórz, Radlin, Rydułtowy, Jastrzębie-Zdrój and Żory. With the area of 20.42 square kilometres (7.88 sq mi), between 1975 and 1994, Pszów was a district of Wodzisław Śląski.

History

First mention of Pszów comes from 1265, when, called then Psov, it was granted Magdeburg rights. The first wooden church was built in the town in 1293. Across the centuries, Pszów shared the fate of Upper Silesia, belonging to Kingdom of Poland, Kingdom of Bohemia, Habsburg monarchy, Kingdom of Prussia, and German Empire. Following the Silesian Uprisings, in 1922 Pszów became part of Second Polish Republic. Incorporated as a city in 1954, it now is a part of the Rybnik Coal Area. Coal Mine Rydułtowy-Anna is located on the territory of Pszów and Rydułtowy.

Sport

Pszów has one sport club – Górnik Pszów, founded in 1924. It is most famous for boxers, such as Andrzej Biegalski, Bogdan Gajda (gold medal at 1977 European Amateur Boxing Championships), and Zbigniew Kicka (bronze medal at 1974 World Amateur Boxing Championships).

Twin towns – sister cities

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Poland

Pszów is twinned with:

• Horní Benešov, Czech Republic

People

• Julius Szmula (1829-1909), German politician, member of German Reichstag

External links

• Official website