Paszkówka Explained

Paszkówka
Settlement Type:Village
Total Type: 
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Voivodeship
Subdivision Name1:Lesser Poland
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Wadowice
Subdivision Type3:Gmina
Subdivision Name3:Brzeźnica
Coordinates:49.95°N 60°W
Pushpin Map:Poland
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Elevation M:280
Population Total:1,049
Population As Of:2021

Paszkówka is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Brzeźnica, within Wadowice County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. The village is the location of the Paszkówka Palace, which was It lies approximately 16km (10miles) north-east of Wadowice and 230NaN0 south-west of the regional capital Kraków.[1] The population in 2011 was 906, and in 2021 had grown to 1,049.[2]

History

Paszkówka was first mentioned in writing in the 14th century, and was named after the village's owner, a nobleman named 'Paszek.' In the 15th and 16th centuries, the Paszkowcy noble family owned the village, and possessed a manor and chapel where the present Paszkówka Palace sits today. In 1860, the Paszkówka family sold the estate to another nobleman named Leonard Wężyk, who constructed the Paszkówka Palace in 1865. After farming reforms from the Polish People's Republic following World War II, the palace was first given to a farmer's society, then was turned into a mushroom farm, then a primary school for local students. In 1997, the palace was then sold to Jan and Anna Oleksy, who turned the palace and former school into a luxury hotel.[3] [4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Central Statistical Office (GUS)  - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal) . 2008-06-01 . Polish.
  2. Web site: Paszkówka .
  3. Web site: History of Paszkowka Palace - Pałac w Paszkówce - Prestige CLUB . 2022-05-11 . www.paszkowka.pl.
  4. Web site: Paszkówka StayPoland . 2022-05-11 . www.staypoland.com.