Ilkowice, Tarnów County Explained

See also: Ilkowice, Miechów County.

Ilkowice
Settlement Type:Village
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Voivodeship
Subdivision Name1:Lesser Poland
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Tarnów
Subdivision Type3:Gmina
Subdivision Name3:Żabno
Pushpin Map:Poland
Coordinates:50.1°N 74°W
Elevation M:191
Population Total:1278

Ilkowice pronounced as /pl/ is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Żabno, within Tarnów County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland.[1] It lies approximately 4km (02miles) south of Żabno, 110NaN0 north-west of Tarnów, and 690NaN0 east of the regional capital Kraków. The village is situated in the Sandomierz Basin on the river Dunajec. In the 1975 - 98 administrative divisions of the Polish People's Republic (PRL) the village belonged to Tarnów Voivodeship.

History

Ilkowice already existed in the 2nd half of the fourteenth century, because in 1409 according to the chronicles Ilkowice belonged to Vincent Granowski, the son of Vincent Granowa coat Leliwa. There is a small historic church of St. Sebastian representing an eclectic style with elements of baroque and classicism.

Notes and References

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