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Alwernia
Sign in to saveAlwernia is a town situated some west of Kraków in the Chrzanów County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Poland. The town has an area of , and as of June 2022 it has a population of 3,284.
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Place details
- Locality
- Kwaczała
- Region
- województwo małopolskie
- Country
- Polska
- Population
- 3,362
- Timezone
- Europe/Warsaw
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Key facts
- Settlement.area_code
- +48 12
- Settlement.registration_plate_type
- Number plates
- Settlement.registration_plate
- KCH
- Settlement.website
- http://www.alwernia.pl
- Settlement.name
- Alwernia
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Town
- Settlement.image_skyline
- POL Alwernia, klasztor.jpg
- Settlement.image_caption
- Church of the Stigmata of St. Francis de Assisi in Alwernia
- Settlement.image_shield
- POL Alwernia COA.svg
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Poland
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- bottom
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
Key dates
- Inception
- 1616
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- city
- Official name
- Alwernia
- Country
- Poland
- Located in
- Gmina Alwernia
- Continent
- Europe
- Population
- +3306
- Area
- +8.88
- Elevation
- +276
- Capital of
- Gmina Alwernia
- Official website
- www.alwernia.pl
- Image
- A-664 Alwernia, zespół klasztorny bernardynów - dom opata.jpg
Article
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Alwernia is a town situated some west of Kraków in the Chrzanów County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Poland. The town has an area of , and as of June 2022 it has a population of 3,284.
==History== thumb|left|Bernardine church The name of the town is taken from that of the Franciscan hermitage of La Verna () in Tuscany, Italy. It was bestowed on the locality in 1616 by the castellan Krzysztof Koryciński. A monastery of the order of the Stigmata of Saint Francis of Assisi was built on high ground between 1625 and 1656. The church dates from the period between 1630 and 1676.