Country Poland Gmina Igołomia-Wawrzeńczyce Voivodeship Lesser Poland Voivodeship | County Kraków County Local time Sunday 4:48 PM | |
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Wawrzeńczyce [vavʐɛɲˈt͡ʂɨt͡sɛ] is a village in Kraków County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Igołomia-Wawrzeńczyce. It lies approximately 29 km (18 mi) east of the regional capital Kraków, on the National Road number 79.
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Map of Wawrze%C5%84czyce, Poland
Location
The village lies east of Kraków at the left side of Wisła, it is located on a high plain towering over a point bar of the river. There is the mouth of the Ropotek (Kiklowiec) stream.
History
In the Middle Ages the village was a property of the Cracow's bishops. In a document dated 1245 AD it is stated under name Laurinceviz, whereas in 1281 AD was called as Wawrzynczicze. Initially the village was called 'Długa Wieś' (Long Village).
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Wawrzeńczyce, Lesser Poland Voivodeship Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA