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Laskowa, Limanowa County

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Country
  
Poland

Gmina
  
Laskowa

Lowest elevation
  
340 m (1,120 ft)

Voivodeship
  
Lesser Poland Voivodeship

County
  
Limanowa

Highest elevation
  
760 m (2,490 ft)

Population
  
3,133

Laskowa, Limanowa County

Weather
  
1°C, Wind W at 2 km/h, 81% Humidity

Laskowa [lasˈkɔva] (feminine noun) is a village in Limanowa County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. She is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Laskowa. She is located approximately 8 kilometres (5 mi) north of Limanowa and 50 km (31 mi) south-east of the regional capital Kraków.

The village has a population of 3,133.

Tourism:

  • two hotels,
  • T-bar lift.
  • Name

    The local tale suggests that King with his people found here a hazel forest and ordered to build the village, calling her "wieś Laskowa" literally village of hazel.

    Laskowa is feminine noun, that sounds like adjective, means something related to:

  • Polish "laska" literally cane or gal.
  • Polish "laskowy orzech" literally hazelnut.
  • References

    Laskowa, Limanowa County Wikipedia