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Koszęcin commune (Poland)

Lubliniec county, Slaskie vojvodship

Last modified: 2009-08-22 by jarig bakker
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[Koszęcin flag] image by Chrystian Kretowicz, 21 Dec 2008
adopted 30m Sep 2008; design: Ms.Malgorzata Kaganiec and Mr.Romuald Kubiciel. See also:

Koszęcin commune flag

Koszęcin - rural commune; Lubliniec County; Śląskie Voivodship - German name: Koschentin.
Gmina Koszęcin is a rural gmina (commune) in Lubliniec County, Silesian Voivodship, in southern Poland. Its seat is the village of Koszęcin, which lies approximately 12 kilometres (7 mi) south-east of Lubliniec and 45 km (28 mi) north of the regional capital Katowice.
Area: 129 sq.km (49.8 sq.mi); Population: 11,467 (2006).
Forestry and agriculture support the commune - tourism under development; land under cultivation - 41%; forests - 52%.

First mention recorded in 1277
Last private owner of Koszęcin was Prince Karol Gotfryd zu Hohenlohe Ingelfingen. In January 1945 he left the village just ahead of charging Red Army and relocated to Graz (Austria) where he died childless in 1960. (Last of the Hohenlohe)
Site of the annual "Silesian Holiday" - an artistic picnic.
Soccer (football) club: "LKS Śląsk Koszęcin"

New Arms and a brand new flag adopted on September 30, 2008 (resolution # 259/XXIX/2008).
Arms: on a blue shield a scythe, a wheat stalk and a crenelated castle.
Inside the castle's gate is a clef - a musical symbol related to the "Silesian Holiday" and the famous Polish folkloric Dance and Song Ensemble "Śląsk" headquartered in  Koszęcin.
Flag: rectangular, blue, in the ratio 5:8 with the Arms in its center."
There is also a banner in use.
The symbols were designed by Ms.Malgorzata Kaganiec and Mr.Romuald Kubiciel.
Chrystian Kretowicz, 21 Dec 2008

Koszęcin banner

[Koszęcin banner] image by Chrystian Kretowicz, 21 Dec 2008
adopted 30m Sep 2008; design: Ms.Malgorzata Kaganiec and Mr.Romuald Kubiciel.

Koszęcin Coat of Arms

[Koszęcin coat of arms] image by Chrystian Kretowicz, 21 Dec 2008
adopted 30m Sep 2008; design: Ms.Malgorzata Kaganiec and Mr.Romuald Kubiciel.