Chocznia Explained

Chocznia
Settlement Type:Village
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Voivodeship
Subdivision Name1:Lesser Poland
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Wadowice
Subdivision Type3:Gmina
Subdivision Name3:Wadowice
Established Title:First mentioned
Established Date:1355
Coordinates:49.8833°N 46°W
Pushpin Map:Poland
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Population Total:5510

Chocznia is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Wadowice, within Wadowice County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately 4km (02miles) west of Wadowice and 410NaN0 south-west of the regional capital Kraków.[1]

The village was first mentioned in 1355, as a private village having its own 5-year old Catholic parish.[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: Truś, Radosław. 2008. Beskid Mały. Przewodnik. Pruszków. Oficyna Wydawnicza „Rewasz“. 256. 978-83-89188-77-9 .