Rybnik poviat - Powiat rybnicki

County coat of arms

Rybnik poviat - district in the south Poland, in Silesian Voivodeship, located in Rybnik Coal District, which is part of the Upper Silesian Industrial District. The city is the seat of the poviat authorities Rybnikbut not part of it.

An administrative division

The poviat consists of:

Cities

  • town: Czerwionka-Leszczyny

Municipalities

  • urban-rural communes: Czerwionka-Leszczyny
  • rural communes: Gaszowice, Jejkowice, Lyski, Świerklany

Neighboring counties

The Rybnik district is adjacent to the following counties: wodzisławskim, Racibórz, Gliwice and Mikołów and with cities Żory, Jastrzebie Zdroj and Rybnik.

History

The Rybnik Poviat is situated in the south-western part of the Silesian Province. In the present administrative system, it was established on January 1, 1999 under an administrative reform. The Rybnik poviat celebrated the 190th anniversary in 2008, while the oldest mentions of it date back to the 13th century, when the Cistercian Order of Rudy was responsible for the economy in these lands. Racibórz.

Monuments and attractions

The town and commune of Czerwionka-Leszczyny: Castle in Leszczyny (now a branch of the City Library), Manor complex in Czuchów, Familoki in Czerwionka, Church of the Holy Trinity in Palowice, Manor complex in Palowice, Palowice Lakeland, Historic church in Bełk

Gaszowice commune: 19th-century castle in Czernica, "Cila" mining shaft, "Erbreich" mining shaft

Jejkowice Commune: Chapel of St. St. John of Nepomuk, Our Lady of the Scapular Parish and St. Pius X in Jejkowice

Lyski commune: Hunting manor in Zwonowice, Penance Cross in Lyski

Świerklany Commune: Buk Sobieskiego in Świerklany Górne, the manor at ul. Hutnicza in Świerklany, former brickyard in Świerklany, Well with a chapel in Jankowice, Sanctuary of Corpus Christi in Jankowice, "Jan" and "Michał" pedunculate oaks

  • Municipal Library in Czerwionka-Leszczyny

  • Węglornik pond in Palowice

  • Mining shaft no. II "Cila"

  • Nursing Home in Lyski

  • PK Cistercian Landscape Compositions of Rudy Wielkie

  • Church in Raszczyce

  • Corpus Christi Sanctuary in Jankowice

Gastronomy

Accommodation