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Saturday, 29 June 2019

Jankowice

Jankowice (called Rudzkie to distinguish from Jankowice near Rybnik) is a small village located by the road from Rudy to Racibórz, surrounded by forests. The oldest surviving document mentioning Jankowice is the document of the bishop of Wrocław, Tomasz I, from 1264. People who dealt with forest care, collecting coniferous seeds and growing forest areas were settled here.

Jankowice

According to legend, the knight Janik is the founder of the village. He was an affectionate friend of the Prince of Racibórz, who offered him a piece of land for his faithful service. To commemorate this legend, a knight figurine was carved out of linden wood in 2009.

Jankowice -The knight Janik

Jankowice - The knight Janik

Jankowice -The knight Janik

Chapel of St. Isidore the Laborer, according to oral tradition, was built in 1902 in neo-Gothic style.

Jankowice - Chapel of St. Isidore the Laborer

Bell of St. Florian is in the Chapel of St. Isidore the Laborer, although it is older by about 171 years. The bell was cast in Opava in 1731. According to the oral tradition, before the bell was placed in the chapel, it was placed in the court chapel. His voice warned people against fire and all kinds of misfortunes.

Jankowice - Bell of St. Florian

Jankowice - Chapel of St. Isidore the Laborer

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Thursday, 20 June 2019

Sośnicowice

Sośnicowice - a tiny city whose origins date back to the Middle Ages, it was founded among beautiful pine forests. There are no pine trees anymore, the town is now surrounded by arable fields, but the name was left as a reminder of those times. All the attractions that I describe in this post are in a very close neighborhood of Saint James Church.

Sośnicowice

Chapel of St. Barbara is on the square next to Saint James Church. The chapel was built in 1986 and it looked like a fragment of a drift in the mine. The walls are made in the shape of curved arches supported on a metal frame. Such frames are used in mines for the construction of drift. Inside the chapel, there are helmets and mining lamps. Above the chapel is the inscription "Szczęść Boże". Inside the chapel, in its central place is a figure of Saint. Barbara - patrons of miners. St. Barbara, wearing a white robe and a crown on her head, holds a sword in her left hand, and a goblet in her right hand.

Sośnicowice - Chapel of St. Barbara

Sośnicowice - Mining lamp

Conciliation cross is located nearby. It was probably created between the 14th and 16th centuries. According to tradition, such a cross was put by the killer at the crime scene. However, it is only a hypothesis that this medieval, stone cross is a conciliation cross, which has no basis for any evidence so far.

Sośnicowice - Conciliation cross

Saint James Church - a late-Gothic parish church from 1447, rebuilt in the Baroque style in the years 1786-1795. Next, to the church, there are crosses about various causes of the foundation. One cross is founded in honor of people, who died during both World Wars.

Sośnicowice - Saint James Church

Sośnicowice - The cross is founded in honor of people, who died during both World Wars

Sośnicowice - Saint James Church

Monument erected to commemorate the inhabitants of Sośnicowice who died in the battles for the Polishness of Upper Silesia in 1919-1921.

Sośnicowice - Silesian Insurgents' Monument

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Siedliska

In the center of the village of Siedliska stands a stone chapel dedicated to Saint. John of Nepomuk. Its origins date back to 1872. The chapel was built as a votive offering from the inhabitants of Siedliska for the ending and return of people from the French-Prussian war.