Przecieszyn Explained

Przecieszyn
Settlement Type:Village
Total Type: 
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Voivodeship
Subdivision Name1:Lesser Poland
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Oświęcim
Subdivision Type3:Gmina
Subdivision Name3:Brzeszcze
Coordinates:49.9667°N 30°W
Pushpin Map:Poland
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Population Total:1000

Przecieszyn is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Brzeszcze, within Oświęcim County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately 5km (03miles) south-east of Brzeszcze, 100NaN0 south of Oświęcim, and 560NaN0 west of the regional capital Kraków.[1]

History

In years 1441-1445 it was owned by Gothardus.[2] Politically the village belonged then to the Duchy of Oświęcim, a fee of the Kingdom of Bohemia. In 1457 Jan IV of Oświęcim agreed to sell the duchy to the Polish Crown, and in the accompanying document issued on 21 February the village was mentioned as Przeceszyn.[3]

The territory of the Duchy of Oświęcim was eventually incorporated into Poland in 1564 and formed Silesian County of Kraków Voivodeship. Upon the First Partition of Poland in 1772 it became part of the Austrian Kingdom of Galicia. After World War I and fall of Austria-Hungary it became part of Poland. It was annexed by Nazi Germany at the beginning of World War II, and afterwards it was restored to Poland.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Central Statistical Office (GUS)  - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal) . 2008-06-01 . Polish.
  2. Book: Zinkow, Julian . Julian Zinkow . Oświęcim i okolice. Przewodnik monograficzny . Wydawnictwo „PLATAN“ . 1994 . Oświęcim . 335 . Polish . 83-7094-002-1.
  3. Book: Prokop, Krzysztof Rafał . Księstwa oświęcimskie i zatorskie wobec Korony Polskiej w latach 1438-1513. Dzieje polityczne. PAU. Kraków . 2002 . 151 . 83-88857-31-2 . pl.