Ochojec (German: Ochojetz) is a district of Rybnik, Silesian Voivodeship, southern Poland. In the late 2013 it had about 2,000 inhabitants.[1]
Ochojec | |
|---|---|
 Location of Ochojec within Rybnik | |
| Coordinates: 50°10′01″N 18°32′25″E / 50.166855°N 18.540335°E | |
| Country |  Poland |
| Voivodeship | Silesian |
| County/City | Rybnik |
| Population (2013) | |
• Total | 2,000 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Area code | (+48) 032 |
History
editThe village was first mentioned in 1291.
After World War I in the Upper Silesia plebiscite 231 out of 283 voters in Ochojec voted in favour of joining Poland, against 52 opting for staying in Germany.[2]
In years 1973-1977 it was a seat of gmina, which was on May 27, 1975 amalgamated with Rybnik.[3]
The village became a seat of a Catholic parish in 2012.
References
edit- ^ "Ochojec" (in Polish). rybnik.eu. Retrieved 2015-05-13.
- ^ "Results of the Upper Silesia plebiscite in Rybnik County" (in German). Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2015-05-03.
- ^ Rozporządzenie Ministra Administracji, Gospodarki Terenowej i Ochrony Środowiska z dnia 25 stycznia 1977 r. w sprawie zmiany granic niektórych miast w województwie katowickim., Dz. U., 1977, vol. 3, No. 15
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