Paprocany

Paprocany (German: Paprotzan) is a dzielnica (district) of Tychy, Silesian Voivodeship, southern Poland.

[1] The village was first mentioned in Liber beneficiorum of Jan Długosz, scribed in years 1470–1480, as belonging to Lędziny parish.

[2] During the political upheaval caused by Matthias Corvinus the land around Pszczyna was overtaken by Casimir II, Duke of Cieszyn, who sold it in 1517 to the Hungarian magnates of the Thurzó family, forming the Pless state country.

[3] In the War of the Austrian Succession most of Silesia was conquered by the Kingdom of Prussia, including the village.

During the Upper Silesia plebiscite 386 out of 426 voters in Paprocany voted in favour of joining Poland, against 40 opting for staying in Germany.