Stanowice, Silesian Voivodeship

Stanowice (German "Stanowitz", 1937-1945 "Standorf") is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Czerwionka-Leszczyny, within Rybnik County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately south of Czerwionka-Leszczyny, north-east of Rybnik, and south-west of the regional capital Katowice.
The village has a population of 2,254.
History.
The village was first mentioned in a Latin document of Diocese of Wrocław called "Liber fundationis episcopatus Vratislaviensis" from around 1305 as "iem in Stanowitz decima episcopalis".