sentences:  The etymology of the name is not known.Chorzów is believed to be first mentioned as "Zversov" or "Zuersov" in a document of 1136 by Pope Innocent II as a village with peasants, silver miners, and two inns.Another place-name likely indicating Chorzów is Coccham or Coccha, which is mentioned in a document of 1198 by the Patriarch of Jerusalem, who awarded this place to the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem.