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Alwernia
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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.

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Alwernia is a city in Poland, situated in the Lesser Poland region. It serves as the capital of Gmina Alwernia and has been twinned with Gaiba. The city was established in 1616 and covers an area of 8.88 square kilometers. Its postal code is 32-566, and it uses the KCH licence plate code.

The population of Alwernia is recorded as 3,424, comprising 1,614 males and 1,692 females. The city is located at an elevation of 312 meters above sea level. It is part of the Europe continent and falls within the Europe/Warsaw timezone.

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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
Voivodeship
Settlement.subdivision_type2
County
Settlement.subdivision_name2
Chrzanów
Settlement.subdivision_type3
Gmina
Settlement.subdivision_name3
Alwernia
Settlement.established_title
Town rights

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Encyclopedic overview

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  • Economy
  • Transport
  • Road transport
  • Rail transport
  • Tourist attractions and monuments
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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.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Alwernia” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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