Wodzisław County

Wodzisław County (Polish: powiat wodzisławski) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Silesian Voivodeship, southern Poland, on the Czech border.

It came into being on 1 January 1999 as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998.

Its administrative seat and largest town is Wodzisław Śląski, which lies 49 kilometres (30 mi) south-west of the regional capital Katowice.

The county covers an area of 286.92 square kilometres (110.8 sq mi).

It covered vast area, including current Wodzisław County and Jastrzębie-Zdrój.