Urbanowice

Urbanowice is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Pawłowiczki, within Kędzierzyn-Koźle County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.

History

The village was first mentioned in a Latin document from 1223 issued by Wawrzyniec, Bishop of Wrocław, where it was recorded in the Latinized form "villa Urbani".
In 1845, the village had 75 houses, a castle, a school, a mill, and a brickyard.
By 1910, there were 106 houses and 703 inhabitants.
At the beginning of the 20th century, the village had a municipal seal with the inscription around the rim and in the field: GEMEINDE || Kreis Cosel O/S. In the field: URBANOWITZ.