Stryszawa Explained

Stryszawa
Settlement Type:Village
Total Type: 
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Voivodeship
Subdivision Name1:Lesser Poland
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Sucha
Subdivision Type3:Gmina
Subdivision Name3:Stryszawa
Established Title:First mentioned
Established Date:1480
Coordinates:49.7167°N 50°W
Pushpin Map:Poland
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Population Total:5100

Stryszawa is a village, the seat of the administrative district of Gmina Stryszawa, within Sucha County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland.[1] It lies approximately 2km (01miles) east of Lachowice, 60NaN0 south-west of Sucha Beskidzka, and 490NaN0 south-west of the regional capital Kraków.

The village was established in the second half of the 15th century by Słupski family, the owners of Sucha, and was first mentioned in 1480.[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“. 313. 978-83-89188-77-9 .