Kolonia Poczesna is a settlement in southern Poland. It is administratively part of the Gmina Poczesna, which belongs to Częstochowa County in the Silesian Voivodeship. The settlement lies approximately 4 km north‑west of the village of Poczesna, 8 km south of the city of Częstochowa, and about 55 km north of the regional capital Katowice.
Administrative classification
- Country: Poland
- Voivodeship: Silesian (Polish: województwo śląskie)
- County: Częstochowa (Polish: powiat częstochowski)
- Gmina (municipality): Poczesna
Geographical data
- Latitude: roughly 50°44′N
- Longitude: roughly 19°06′E
- The settlement is situated in the central part of the Silesian Plain, an area characterized by agricultural land and a network of small villages and colonies.
Demography
Population figures for Kolonia Poczesna are not separately published by the Central Statistical Office (GUS); the settlement is presumed to have a small number of residents typical of rural colonies in the region.
History and etymology
The term “Kolonia” in Polish place names denotes a type of rural settlement, historically a colony or a newer subdivision of an existing village. “Poczesna” is the name of the neighboring village and the gmina, derived from an old Slavic personal name or possibly from a term related to “poczernieć” (to darken), though precise etymology is uncertain.
References
- Central Statistical Office (GUS) – TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal).
This entry reflects information available from official Polish administrative sources; further details such as exact population or historical events specific to Kolonia Poczesna are not documented in widely accessible encyclopedic references.