Borowa Wieś
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Borowa Wieś is a sołectwo in the north west of Mikołów, Silesian Voivodeship, southern Poland. It was an independent village but as a part of gmina Mokre was administratively merged into Mikołów in 19
Saint Nicholas church
Duchy of Pless
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The Duchy of Pless was a Duchy of Silesia, with its capital at Pless.
Borowa Wieś
…1640 in Przyszowice, moved to Borowa Wieś in years 1937–1939. The village was established in the 16th century by Karol von Promnitz, the owner of the Duchy of Pless. Initially the village was known as Neudorf (Polish: Nowa Wieś, literally New Village), whereas the current name, derived from the Polish word bór (a…
Coat of arms of the Prince of Pless, Count of Hochberg, Baron of Fürstenstein
Hans Heinrich XV (1916)
Książ (Fürstenstein) Castle, since 1509 owned by the counts of Hochberg
Pszczyna (Pless) Palace