Brenna, Poland Explained

Official Name:Brenna
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Poland Silesian Voivodeship#Poland
Pushpin Label Position:right
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Voivodeship
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Cieszyn
Subdivision Type3:Gmina
Subdivision Name3:Brenna
Established Title:First mentioned
Established Date:1490
Area Total Km2:78,3
Population As Of:2016
Population Total:6134
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Coordinates:49.7262°N 18.9057°W
Elevation M:420
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:43-438
Blank Name:Car plates
Blank Info:SCI
Website:http://www.brenna.org.pl

is a village in and the seat of Gmina Brenna, Cieszyn County, Silesian Voivodeship, southern Poland, located in the historical region of Cieszyn Silesia.It is located in the Silesian Beskids mountain range, along the river Brennica, right tributary of the Vistula river.

History

The village was first mentioned in 1490 as z Brennej (from Brenna).[1] [2] Politically the village belonged then to the Duchy of Teschen, a fee of the Kingdom of Bohemia, which after 1526 became part of the Habsburg monarchy.

In years 1573/1577–1594 it belonged to Skoczów-Strumień state country that was split from the Duchy of Teschen but was later purchased back.[3] Since 1653 it belonged to Teschener Kammer.

After Revolutions of 1848 in the Austrian Empire a modern municipal division was introduced in the re-established Austrian Silesia. The village as a municipality was subscribed to the political district of Bielsko and the legal district of Skoczów. According to the censuses conducted in 1880, 1890, 1900 and 1910 the population of the municipality dropped from 2986 in 1880 to 2963 in 1910, with majority of the inhabitants being native Polish-speakers (97.7–99.4%) and a dwindling minority of German speakers (62 or 2.1% in 1880 and 18 or 0.6% in 1910) and rising Czech-speaking (7 or 0.2% in 1880 and 24 or 0.8% in 1910), most of the citizens were Roman Catholics (2520, 85.1% in 1910), followed by Protestants (419, 14.1%) and Jews (24, 0.8%).[4] The village was also traditionally inhabited by Silesian Gorals, speaking Cieszyn Silesian dialect.

After World War I, fall of Austria-Hungary, Polish–Czechoslovak War and the division of Cieszyn Silesia in 1920, it became a part of Poland. It was then annexed by Nazi Germany at the beginning of World War II. After the war it was restored to Poland.

Landmarks

People

Karol Holeksa, Polish politician, was born here.

Twin towns and sister cities

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Poland.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Book: Panic, Idzi . Idzi Panic

    . Idzi Panic . Śląsk Cieszyński w średniowieczu (do 1528) . Cieszyn Silesia in Middle Ages (until 1528) . Starostwo Powiatowe w Cieszynie . 2010 . Cieszyn . 313 . Polish . 978-83-926929-3-5 .

  2. Book: Mrózek, Robert . Nazwy miejscowe dawnego Śląska Cieszyńskiego . Local names of former Cieszyn Silesia . . 1984 . Katowice . 45 . Polish . 0208-6336.
  3. Book: Panic, Idzi . Idzi Panic

    . Idzi Panic . Śląsk Cieszyński w początkach czasów nowożytnych (1528-1653) . Cieszyn Silesia in the beginnings of Modern Era (1528-1653) . Starostwo Powiatowe w Cieszynie . 2011 . Cieszyn . 68, 228 . Polish . 978-83-926929-5-9 .

  4. Book: Piątkowski, Kazimierz . Stosunki narodowościowe w Księstwie Cieszyńskiem . Macierz Szkolna Księstwa Cieszyńskiego . 1918 . Cieszyn . 255, 277 . Polish .