Świerklany Górne

Świerklany Górne is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Świerklany, within Rybnik County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland.

Location
It lies approximately 4 km south-east of Jankowice Rybnickie, 8 km south of Rybnik, and 40 km south-west of the regional capital Katowice.

History
The village was first mentioned in a Latin document of Diocese of Wrocław called Liber fundationis episcopatus Vratislaviensis from around 1305 as item in Swrklant debent esse XXIII) mansi.