Brodła Explained

Brodła
Settlement Type:Village
Total Type: 
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Voivodeship
Subdivision Name1:Lesser Poland
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Chrzanów
Subdivision Type3:Gmina
Subdivision Name3:Alwernia
Coordinates:50.05°N 55°W
Pushpin Map:Poland
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Population Total:1005

Brodła is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Alwernia, within Chrzanów County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately 7km (04miles) east of Alwernia, 180NaN0 south-east of Chrzanów, and 250NaN0 west of the regional capital Kraków.[1] In 1595, the village located in the Poviat of the Kraków Province was owned by Aleksander Myszkowski. In the years 1975-1998 the town was located in the Krakow province. In the village there is a historic figure of Saint. John of Nepomuk from 1783 made in the Baroque style. In Brodła, there is a Mass Chapel named after Heart of Jesus. To the north of the center of the village is the Prześnice hill.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal) . 2008-06-01 . Polish.