Włodowice, Silesian Voivodeship
Włodowice | |
|---|---|
Town | |
Church of Saint Bartholomew | |
| Coordinates: 50°33′18″N 19°26′51″E / 50.55500°N 19.44750°E | |
| Country | Poland |
| Voivodeship | Silesian |
| County | Zawiercie |
| Gmina | Włodowice |
| Population | |
• Total | 1,200 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Vehicle registration | SZA |
Włodowice [vwɔdɔˈvit͡sɛ] (Yiddish: ולודובייץ, romanized: Vlodovietz) is a town in Zawiercie County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Włodowice. It lies approximately 7 kilometres (4 mi) north of Zawiercie and 47 km (29 mi) north-east of the regional capital Katowice. The town has a population of 5,700.
It is best known for its centre. The main road leading through Włodowice is Żarecka Street. The town has a Baroque church of St. Bartholomew and ruins of the Baroque Włodowice Palace. Włodowice is located in the middle of the Jura Krakowsko-Częstochowska region, best known for its limestone rocks, such as those of the nearby village of Rzędkowice, carved on the seafloor millions of years ago.
Włodowice has a long and rich history. Even though the town now lies in Silesian Voivodeship, it belongs to historical Lesser Poland, and was a town from mid-14th century to 1870.