Alwernia
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| State : | Poland | ||
| Voivodeship : | Lesser Poland | ||
| Powiat : | Chrzanowski | ||
| Gmina : | Alwernia | ||
| Area : | 8.87 km² | ||
| Geographic location : | 50 ° 4 ′ N , 19 ° 32 ′ E | ||
| Height : | 312 m npm | ||
| Residents : | 3402 (December 31, 2016) | ||
| Postal code : | 32-566 | ||
| Telephone code : | (+48) 12 | ||
| License plate : | KCH | ||
| Economy and Transport | |||
| Street : | A4 : Katowice - Krakow | ||
| Next international airport : | Krakow | ||
Alwernia [ al'vɛrɲa ] is a town in Poland in the powiat Chrzanowski in the Lesser Poland Voivodeship , 36 km west of Krakow . It is the seat of the town-and-country municipality of the same name with around 12,650 inhabitants. The place has a large chemical plant and is a recreation and tourist center.
history
The name of the city comes from the hermitage of St. Francis of Assisi in La Verna ( Toscana ) and was given by the bailiff Krzysztof Koryciński in 1616 in the north-western part of the village of Poręba Żegoty . A St. Bernard monastery was built on a hill from 1625 to 1656 . The church was built between 1630 and 1676.
A place developed below the monastery. In 1776 the place got the right to hold a market and in 1796 it was mentioned as a (small) economic and administrative center. When Poland was partitioned for the third time in 1795, Alwernia became part of the Habsburg Empire . In the years 1815-1846 the village belonged to the Republic of Krakow , in 1846 it was annexed again as part of the Grand Duchy of Krakow to the countries of the Austrian Empire. From 1855 Alwernia belonged to the Chrzanów District .
In 1918, after the end of the First World War and the collapse of the Austro-Hungarian monarchy, Alwernia became part of Poland. This was only interrupted by the occupation of Poland by the Wehrmacht in World War II . It then belonged to the district of Krenau in the administrative district of Katowice in the province of Silesia (since 1941 province of Upper Silesia )
In 1926 a chemical plant was built in the south of the village; 2003 the largest factory in town.
Due to the charming surroundings and the proximity to Krakow , the place developed and in 1993 it was granted city rights.
local community
The city and rural community (gmina miejsko-wiejska) includes the city of Alwernia and ten other villages with school authorities .
Culture and sights
Museums
- The oldest fire brigade museum in Poland
Buildings
- St. Bernard Monastery , the baroque monastery complex of the St. Bernard dogs . The monastery is famous for a miraculous image: Ecce homo , which is said to come from the possession of Emperor Ferdinand II .
- Marketplace from the 18th / 19th centuries century
Economy and Infrastructure
In addition to handicrafts and tourism, Alwernia also has the large chemical plant Alwernia SA . The main branches of production are products containing phosphorus and chromium .
Web links
Urban-and- Rural Communes Alwernia | Chrzanów | Libiąż | Trzebinia
Rural commune of Babice