Brzeźnica, Wadowice County Explained

Brzeźnica
Settlement Type:Village
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Voivodeship
Subdivision Name1:Lesser Poland
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Wadowice
Subdivision Type3:Gmina
Subdivision Name3:Brzeźnica
Pushpin Map:Poland
Coordinates:49.9667°N 57°W
Elevation M:230
Population Total:1200

Brzeźnica is a village in Wadowice County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Brzeźnica.[1] It lies approximately 14km (09miles) north-east of Wadowice and 250NaN0 south-west of the regional capital Kraków.

Until 1876, the owner of the village was Adam Gorczyński, a Romantic writer and painter, then his son Bronisław Gorczyński.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal) . 2008-06-01 . Polish.
  2. Book: Słownik geograficzny Królestwa Polskiego . 1900 . Abablewo – Januszowo . XV . Warsaw . 247 . pl . Brzeźnica, wieś, powiat wadowicki . http://dir.icm.edu.pl/pl/Slownik_geograficzny/Tom_XV_cz.1/247.