Brzeźnica [bʐɛʑˈnit͡sa] is a village in Wadowice County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Brzeźnica.[1] It lies approximately 14 kilometres (9 mi) north-east of Wadowice and 25 km (16 mi) south-west of the regional capital Kraków.
Brzeźnica | |
|---|---|
Village | |
 Gmina Brzeźnica municipal office | |
  Brzeźnica | |
| Coordinates: 49°58′N 19°38′E / 49.967°N 19.633°E | |
| Country |  Poland |
| Voivodeship | Lesser Poland |
| County | Wadowice |
| Gmina | Brzeźnica |
| Elevation | 230 m (750 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 1,200 |
Until 1876, the owner of the village was Adam Gorczyński, a Romantic writer and painter, then his son Bronisław Gorczyński.[2]
References
edit- ^ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
- ^ "Brzeźnica, wieś, powiat wadowicki". Słownik geograficzny Królestwa Polskiego. Abablewo – Januszowo (in Polish). Vol. XV. Warsaw. 1900. p. 247.
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