Kamesznica
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| State : | Poland | ||
| Voivodeship : | Silesia | ||
| Powiat : | Żywiec | ||
| Gmina : | Milówka | ||
| Area : | 39.30 km² | ||
| Geographic location : | 49 ° 35 ' N , 19 ° 5' E | ||
| Height : | 600-900 m npm | ||
| Residents : | 2793 (2009) | ||
| Postal code : | 34-383 | ||
| Telephone code : | (+48) 33 | ||
| License plate : | SZY | ||
| Economy and Transport | |||
| Street : | Zwardoń - Żywiec | ||
| Next international airport : | Katowice | ||
Kamesznica is a village in the Milówka municipality in the Żywiecki powiat in the Silesian Voivodeship .
geography
Kamesznica is located in the Silesian Beskids , a mountain range in the outer Western Carpathians , south of the city of Żywiec . The village extends for several kilometers along the road in the valley of the Bystra and Janoska on the southeastern slope of the Barania Góra . The Bystra and Janoska flow through the village and flow into the Kameszniczanka in the middle of the village .
The village has an area of 3930 hectares (40.04% of the rural parish). Districts: Wężlówka, Czerwińskie, Złatna, Kurowski, Krzywa, Zarębki, Duraje, Gołuszki, Słowiki, Wałaszny, Za Groń.
View of the village
Village within the parish
history
The first written mention comes from the year 1628. In 1940, 1269 people were expelled from the village as part of the Saybusch campaign .
The hiking trail from Kamesznica to Barania Góra is considered to be one of the oldest marked hiking trails in Poland.
traffic
The Droga ekspresowa S69 expressway (partly under construction) Bielsko-Biała - Żywiec - Zwardoń (PL / SK) runs near the village .
Footnotes
- ↑ a b c d Gmina Milówka: SOŁECTWO Kamesznica: STATUT SOŁECTWA ( pl ) In: www.bip2.milowka.com.pl . March 27, 2009. Archived from the original on December 21, 2016. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved December 21, 2016.
