Wojnicz
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| Basic data | |||
| State : | Poland | ||
| Voivodeship : | Lesser Poland | ||
| Powiat : | Tarnowski | ||
| Gmina : | Wojnicz | ||
| Area : | 8.50 km² | ||
| Geographic location : | 49 ° 58 ′ N , 20 ° 50 ′ E | ||
| Residents : | 3364 (December 31, 2016) | ||
| Postal code : | 32-830 | ||
| Telephone code : | (+48) 15 | ||
| License plate : | KTA | ||
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| Next international airport : | Krakow-Balice | ||
Wojnicz is a town in the powiat Tarnowski in the Lesser Poland Voivodeship , Poland . It is the seat of the town-and-country municipality of the same name with around 13,500 inhabitants.
geography
Wojnicz is located 65 km east of Kraków and 12 km southeast of Tarnów .
Droga krajowa 94 and Droga wojewódzka 975 run through the city .
history
Wojnicz was first mentioned in a document in 1217. In 1278 the place was already listed as a city in documents. During the Second Northern War , a Polish-Swedish battle took place near Wojnicz in October 1655. When Poland was first partitioned , the city came under Austrian rule. In 1933 the villages of Ratnawy and Zamoście were incorporated. The city lost its town charter with effect from January 1935 , this was recognized again on January 1, 2007 Wojnicz, in the meantime Wojnicz was the seat of a Gromada and a Gmina. In 1947 a library was set up in Wojnicz and in 1973 the House of Culture.
From 1975 to 1998 the village belonged to the Tarnów Voivodeship .
Attractions
The wooden church of Saint Leonardo from the 17th century is a sight . The city's coat of arms shows the martyrdom of St. Lawrence .
local community
The municipality has an area of 78 km² and includes 15 villages in addition to the city.
Web links
- City website
- Historical view from 1729: Conflictus apud Tarnovam et Wounicium Ubi Rex Carolus Gustavus cum parte Sui equitatus, Conietzpolscium [...] The 23 septemb: 1655 ( digitized version )
Individual evidence
- ↑ Dz.U. 1975 no 17 poz. 92 (Polish) (PDF; 802 kB)
- ↑ SIGHTS ( Memento from May 19, 2005 in the Internet Archive )