Rybarzowice, Silesian Voivodeship

For other places with the same name, see Rybarzowice.

Rybarzowice
Village
Church
Coat of arms
Rybarzowice
Coordinates: 49°43′45″N 19°6′16″E
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Silesian
County	Bielsko
Gmina	Buczkowice
First mentioned	1581
Population	3,448

Rybarzowice [rɨbaʐɔˈvit͡sɛ] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Buczkowice, within Bielsko County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland.[1] It lies approximately 3 kilometres (2 mi) east of Buczkowice, 12 km (7 mi) south of Bielsko-Biała, and 59 km (37 mi) south of the regional capital Katowice.

The village was first mentioned in a written document in 1581.

History

The first mention of Ribarzowice comes from the conscript register of the Silesian poviat in 1581.[2] In 1592, it was mentioned under the German name Fischendorf, which is related to the proximity of the Bielsko-Biała language island[3]

In 1595, the village, located in the Silesian poviat of the Krakow voivodship, was owned by the castellan of Nowy Sącz,

After the partitions, Rybarzowice found itself under Austrian rule becoming a part of the Kingdom of Galicia and Lodomeria . From 1867 within the borders of the Biała County According to the Austrian census of 1900, 223 buildings in Rybarzowice, on an area of 885 hectares ( gemeinde and gutsgebiete ), were inhabited by 1,536 people (population density 173.6 people/km^2), of which 1,525 (99.3%) were Catholics and 11 (0 .7%) Jews, while 1,529 (99.5%) were Polish-speaking[4]

World War II and 21st century

During World War II, the village was incorporated into the Bielitz district in the Third Reich under the name of Fischersdorf,[5]

In 1975–1998, the town administratively belonged to the Bielsko Voivodeship.

References

1. "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
2. "History of Rybarzowice". Archived from the original on February 4, 2011. Retrieved July 23, 2012.
3. Hoinkes, C. (1937). 6 Bielitzer Urkunden aus dem 16. Jahrhundert (in German). Poznan: Alfred Lattermann. p. 103.
4. Gemeindelexikon der im Reichsrate vertretenen Königreiche und Länder, bearbeitet auf Grund der Ergebnisse der Volkszählung vom 31. Dezember 1900, XII. Vienna. 1907. p. 19.
5. Amtsbezirk Schirk