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Gmina Jasienica
Gmina Jasienica is a rural gmina (administrative district) in Bielsko County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland, in the historical region of Cieszyn Silesia. Its seat is the village of Jasienica. The gmina covers an area of , and as of 2019 its total population is 24,264. Villages Neighbouring gminas Gmina Jasienica is bordered by the gminas of Bielsko-Biała, Brenna, Chybie, Czechowice-Dziedzice, Jaworze and Skoczów Skoczów (pronounced , german: Skotschau, cs, Skočov) is a town and the seat of Gmina Skoczów in Cieszyn County, Silesian Voivodeship, southern Poland with 14,385 inhabitants (2019). The town lies in the historical region of Cieszyn Silesia. .... Twin towns – sister cities Gmina Jasienica is twinned with: * Petřvald, Czech Republic References External links Official website {{Bielsko County Jasienica Bielsko County Cieszyn Silesia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gmina
The gmina (Polish: , plural ''gminy'' , from German ''Gemeinde'' meaning ''commune'') is the principal unit of the administrative division of Poland, similar to a municipality. , there were 2,477 gminas throughout the country, encompassing over 43,000 villages. 940 gminas include cities and towns, with 302 among them constituting an independent urban gmina ( pl, gmina miejska) consisting solely of a standalone town or one of the 107 cities, the latter governed by a city mayor (''prezydent miasta''). The gmina has been the basic unit of territorial division in Poland since 1974, when it replaced the smaller gromada (cluster). Three or more gminas make up a higher level unit called powiat, except for those holding the status of a city with powiat rights. Each and every powiat has the seat in a city or town, in the latter case either an urban gmina or a part of an urban-rural one. Types There are three types of gmina: #302 urban gmina ( pl, gmina miejska) constituted either by a st ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Międzyrzecze Dolne
Międzyrzecze Dolne (german: Nieder Kurzwald) is a village in Gmina Jasienica, Bielsko County, Silesian Voivodeship, southern Poland. It has a population of 1,163 (2016) and lies in the historical region of Cieszyn Silesia. Etymology The name ''Międzyrzecze'' is of topographic origin and literally means '' placebetween rivers'' (Polish: ''między rzekami''). There are two rivers flowing through the village: Jasienica and Wapienica. Adjective ''Dolne'' (German: ''Nieder'') means ''lower''. The German name evolved from original name of ''Międzyrzecze Górne'' from the 15th century which was a composition of a personal name Konrad and word ''Wald'' (German: wood, forest). History The village of ''Międzyrzecze'' was first mentioned in a Latin document of Diocese of Wrocław called '' Liber fundationis episcopatus Vratislaviensis'' from around 1305 as . It meant that the village was supposed to pay a tithe from 40 greater lans. The creation of the village was a part of a la ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Świętoszówka
Świętoszówka () is a village in Gmina Jasienica, Bielsko County, Silesian Voivodeship, southern Poland. It has a population of 618 (2016). It lies in the Silesian Foothills in the historical region of Cieszyn Silesia. The name is derived from the personal name of ''Świętosz''. History It could have been first mentioned in a document of Bishop of Wrocław issued on 23 May 1223 for Norbertine Sisters in Rybnik among villages paying them a tithe, as ''Suenschi(e)zi''. If it was indeed the contemporary Świętoszówka, it was not mentioned afterwards until the 16th century. In 1561 it was mentioned as ''na (...) Swiendossowkach''. Politically the area belonged initially to the Duchy of Opole and Racibórz and the Castellany of Cieszyn, which was in 1290 formed in the process of feudal fragmentation of Poland into the Duchy of Teschen, ruled by a local branch of Silesian Piast dynasty. In 1327 the duchy became a fee of the Kingdom of Bohemia, which after 1526 became a pa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roztropice
Roztropice is a village in Gmina Jasienica, Bielsko County, Silesian Voivodeship, southern Poland. It has a population of 755 (2016). It lies in the Silesian Foothills and in the historical region of Cieszyn Silesia. History The village was first mentioned in a Latin document of Diocese of Wrocław called '' Liber fundationis episcopatus Vratislaviensis'' from around 1305 as ''item in Rostropitz''. It meant that the village was in the process of location (the size of land to pay a tithe from was not yet precised). The creation of the village was a part of a larger settlement campaign taking place in the late 13th century on the territory of what will be later known as Upper Silesia. Politically the village belonged initially to the Duchy of Teschen, formed in 1290 in the process of feudal fragmentation of Poland and was ruled by a local branch of Piast dynasty. In 1327 the duchy became a fee of Kingdom of Bohemia, which after 1526 became part of the Habsburg monarchy. Afte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Łazy, Bielsko County
Łazy is a village in Gmina Jasienica, Bielsko County, Silesian Voivodeship, southern Poland. It has a population of 903 (2016). It lies in the Silesian Foothills and in the historical region of Cieszyn Silesia. The name is cultural in origin and commonly found in Slavic languages denoting an arable area obtained by slash-and-burn technique. History Archeological trails of a settlement encompassing a few hectares from La Tène period (400 BCE to the 1st century BCE) have been found on a hill in the village, where iron has been smelted. The village was first mentioned in 1447 as ''Bucze Łazy'' (?). However it could have existed already in the 13th century, and was indirectly hinted on in a Latin document of Diocese of Wrocław called '' Liber fundationis episcopatus Vratislaviensis'' from around 1305 which mentioned another '' Lazy'' by Orlová as ''Lazy villa Paczconis''. However the addition ''villa Paczconis'' indicates that there could be another village named similarly, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iłownica, Silesian Voivodeship
Iłownica (german: Illownitz) is a village in Gmina Jasienica, Bielsko County, Silesian Voivodeship, southern Poland. It has a population of 1,018 (2016). It lies on the Iłownica River, a tributary of the Vistula, in the Upper Vistula Valley of Oświęcim Basin, in the historical region of Cieszyn Silesia. The name of both the river and the village is derived from loam (Polish: ''ił'', adjective: ''iłowy''). History The village was first mentioned in a Latin document of the Diocese of Wrocław called '' Liber fundationis episcopatus Vratislaviensis'' from around 1305 as ''item in Gylownita''. It meant that the village was in the process of location (the size of land one which a tithe must be paid was not yet precisely established). The creation of the village was a part of a larger settlement campaign taking place in the late 13th century on the territory of what would be later known as Upper Silesia. Politically the village belonged initially to the Duchy of Teschen, f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grodziec, Silesian Voivodeship
Grodziec is a village in Gmina Jasienica, Bielsko County, Silesian Voivodeship, southern Poland. It has a population of 1,256 (2016). It lies in the historical region of Cieszyn Silesia. History The village was first mentioned in a Latin document of Diocese of Wrocław called '' Liber fundationis episcopatus Vratislaviensis'' from around 1305 as ''item in Grodische villa Snessonis''. However it was written in an atypical form and suggests that a village was older. There should be another village named similarly, and even older from ''Snesson's village''. Because ''Grodische villa Snessonis'' was listed among villages located between Skoczów and Czechowice it is undoubtly linked to nowadays ''Grodziec'', whereas the other ''Grodische'', not mentioned in ''Liber fundationis...'' is associated with ''Grodziszcz'', in Czech '' Hradiště'', now part of Těrlicko in the Czech Republic. The name of the villages suggests that there existed a fortified wooden gord. It was later rebu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
