Tarnawa Dolna, Lesser Poland Voivodeship Explained

Tarnawa Dolna
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:Zembrzyce
Pushpin Map:Poland
Coordinates:49.7833°N 53°W
Population Total:1500
Website:http://www.daniowski.jatsu.pl

Tarnawa Dolna is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Zembrzyce, within Sucha County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland.[1] It lies approximately 3km (02miles) west of Zembrzyce, 60NaN0 north of Sucha Beskidzka, and 410NaN0 south-west of the regional capital Kraków.

The village of Tarnawa established in the 14th century and according to tradition its first inhabitants were Tatar prisoners of war.[2] Its sister settlement, Tarnawa Górna was settled much later, in the 17th century.

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“. 327. 978-83-89188-77-9 .