Paprocany () is a

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(district) of

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, southern

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. It was an independent village and a seat of

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, which was absorbed by Tychy in 1951.

History

The village was first mentioned in Liber beneficiorum of

Jan Długosz Jan Długosz (; 1 December 1415 – 19 May 1480), also known in Latin as Johannes Longinus, was a Polish priest, chronicler, diplomat, soldier, and secretary to Bishop Zbigniew Oleśnicki of Kraków. He is considered Poland's first histo ...

, scribed in years 1470–1480, as belonging to Lędziny parish. During the political upheaval caused by

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the land around Pszczyna was overtaken by Casimir II, Duke of Cieszyn, who sold it in 1517 to the Hungarian

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s of the Thurzó family, forming the

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. In the accompanying sales document issued on 21 February 1517 the village was mentioned as ''Paproczany''. In the

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most of Silesia was conquered by the

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, including the village. The village of Paprocany was the site of a

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during the First Silesian Uprising. During the

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386 out of 426 voters in Paprocany voted in favour of joining Poland, against 40 opting for staying in Germany. The village became a part of autonomous Silesian Voivodeship in

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. It was then

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at the beginning of

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. After the war it was restored to

People

* August Karl Eduard Kiss, German sculptor

References

External links

Page dedicated to Paprocany

Kronika szkoły w Paprocanach. Tłum., wstęp i przypisy dr Edelgarda Foltyn. Tychy 2018
chool's Chronicle, translated and edited by dr Edelgarda Foltyn. Tychy 2018.(in Polish) Neighbourhoods in Silesian Voivodeship Tychy {{Silesian-geo-stub