Ptakowice, Silesian Voivodeship

See also: Ptakowice, Opole Voivodeship

Ptakowice
Village
Portal of the Black Trout Adit in Ptakowice
Coat of arms
Ptakowice
Coordinates: 50°25′N 18°47′E
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Silesian
County	Tarnowskie Góry
Gmina	Zbrosławice
Highest elevation	360 m (1,180 ft)
Lowest elevation	340 m (1,120 ft)
Population	748
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Vehicle registration	STA
Primary airport	Katowice Airport

Ptakowice [ptakɔˈvit͡sɛ] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Zbrosławice, within Tarnowskie Góry County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland.[1] It lies approximately 3 kilometres (2 mi) east of Zbrosławice, 7 km (4 mi) south-west of Tarnowskie Góry, and 25 km (16 mi) north-west of the regional capital Katowice.

The name of the village is of Polish origin and comes from the word ptak, which means "bird".[2]

The Black Trout Adit, part of the Historic Silver Mine in Tarnowskie Góry, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, is located in Ptakowice.

In 1822, calamine deposits were discovered in the village.[3] In 1861, the village had a population of 714.[3]

Transport

The A1 motorway runs nearby, south of the village.

References

1. "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
2. Adamy, Heinrich (1888). Die schlesischen Ortsnamen, ihre Entstehung und Bedeutung. Ein Bild aus der Vorzeit (in German). Verlag von Priebatsch's Buchhandlung. p. 61.
3. Słownik geograficzny Królestwa Polskiego i innych krajów słowiańskich, Tom IX (in Polish). Warsaw. 1888. p. 260.