Suszec | |
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Village | |
Coordinates: 50°02′16″N 18°47′18″E / 50.03778°N 18.78833°E | |
Country | Poland |
Voivodeship | Silesian |
County | Pszczyna |
Gmina | Suszec |
First mentioned | 1326 |
Population | 4,491[1] |
Website | http://www.suszec.pl |
Suszec [ˈsuʂɛt͡s] (German Sussetz) is a village in Pszczyna County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Suszec.[2] It lies approximately 13 kilometres (8 mi) north-west of Pszczyna and 28 km (17 mi) south-west of the regional capital Katowice.
In the area of the village there is the Parish of St. Stanislaus the Bishop and Martyr and Krupiński Coal Mine.
In 2004. Suszec won the first edition of the competition "Beautiful Village of Silesian Voivodeship" in the category "most beautiful village".[3]