Bykowina

Bykowina (German: Friedrichsdorf) is a district in the south-east of Ruda Śląska, Silesian Voivodeship, southern Poland. It has an area of 1.6 km2 and in 2006 it was inhabited by 18,267 people.[1]

Bykowina
Ruda Śląska District
Sacred Heart church
Location of Bykowina within Ruda Śląska
Coordinates: 50.270634°N 18.894274°E / 50.270634; 18.894274
Country Poland
VoivodeshipSilesian
County/CityRuda Śląska
Area
 • Total1.6 km2 (0.6 sq mi)
Population
 (2006)
 • Total18,267
 • Density11,000/km2 (30,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Area code(s)(+48) 032

History

The settlement developed adjacent to a quarry operating here from at least the 16th century up to the early 20th century. The village was first mentioned in 1629 as belonging to von Donnersmarck family. Since its beginnings it was closely tied with Kochłowice, originally formed on a hill within its borders. The village was heavily affected by industrial development in the 19th century. In 1907 the name of the municipality was changed into Friedrichsdorf.

After World War I in the Upper Silesia plebiscite 841 out of 1,198 voters in Bykowina (Friedrichsdorf) voted in favour of joining Poland, against 353 opting for staying in Germany.[2] Afterwards it became a part of Silesian Voivodeship, Second Polish Republic. It was then annexed by Nazi Germany at the beginning of World War II. After the war it was restored to Poland.

Bykowina constituted a gmina (municipality) that was merged into Nowy Bytom in 1951,[3] and as part of Nowy Bytom was amalgamated with Ruda to form Ruda Śląska on December 31, 1958.[4]

  • Saint Barbara church
  • Schools
  • Nowa (New) Bykowina housing estate

References
  1. "Tab. 47 Rozkład dysfunkcji w mieście w latach 2003-2006". Lokalny Program Rewitalizacji Miasta Ruda Śląska na lata 2007-2015 (PDF) (in Polish). Ruda Śląska: Urząd Miasta Ruda Śląska. September 2007. p. 52.
  2. "Results of the Upper Silesia plebiscite in Kattowitz/Katowice County" (in German). Archived from the original on 2015-05-18. Retrieved 2015-05-03.
  3. Rozporządzenie Rady Ministrów z dnia 17 marca 1951 r. w sprawie zniesienia i zmiany granic niektórych powiatów oraz utworzenia i zmiany granic niektórych miast, stanowiących powiaty miejskie w województwie katowickim., Dz. U. z 1951 r. Nr 18, poz. 147
  4. Rozporządzenie Rady Ministrów z dnia 18 listopada 1958 r. w sprawie utworzenia miasta Ruda Śląska stanowiącego powiat miejski w województwie katowickim., Dz. U. z 1958 r. Nr 69, poz. 342


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