Łękawica (Stryszów)
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| State : | Poland | ||
| Voivodeship : | Lesser Poland | ||
| Powiat : | Wadowice | ||
| Gmina : | Stryszów | ||
| Geographic location : | 49 ° 50 ′ N , 19 ° 35 ′ E | ||
| Height : | 325-545 m npm | ||
| Residents : | 1365 (2008) | ||
| Postal code : | 34-124 | ||
| Telephone code : | (+48) 33 | ||
| License plate : | KWA | ||
Łękawica [ wɛnkaˈvit͡sa ] is a village with a Schulzenamt of the municipality of Stryszów in the powiat Wadowicki of the Lesser Poland Voivodeship in Poland .
geography
The place is located on the eastern slopes of Mount Jaroszowicka Góra (545 m) of the Little Beskids ( Beskid Mały ) .
Neighboring towns are Jaroszowice in the north-west, Klecza Górna , Barwałd Dolny and Barwałd Średni in the north, Stryszów in the south-east, and Zagórze in the south-west.
history
The place was first mentioned in the 15th century. Politically, the village originally belonged to the Duchy of Auschwitz , under the feudal rule of the Kingdom of Bohemia . From 1445 it belonged to the Duchy of Zator ; this was sold to Poland in 1494.
When Poland was first partitioned , Łękawica became part of the new Kingdom of Galicia and Lodomeria of the Habsburg Empire in 1772 (from 1804).
In 1918, after the end of the First World War and the collapse of the Austro-Hungarian monarchy, Łękawica came to Poland. This was only interrupted by the occupation of Poland by the Wehrmacht in World War II .
From 1975 to 1998 Łękawica belonged to the Bielsko-Biała Voivodeship .
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Individual evidence
- ↑ Julian Zinkow: Wokół Kalwarii Zebrzydowskiej i lanckorona . Wydawnictwo "CALVARIANUM", Kalwaria Zebrzydowska 2000, ISBN 83-8739541-2 , p. 322-330 (Polish).
- ↑ Dz.U. 1975 no 17 poz. 92 (Polish, PDF; 783 kB)
