Andrychów
Sign in to saveAndrychów () is the largest town in Wadowice County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Poland. The town is located in the Little Beskids, in the historical region of Lesser Poland, on the river Wieprzówka. It has been situated in the Lesser Poland Voivodeship since 1999, having previously been located in the Bielsko-Biała Voivodeship (1975–1998). Andrychów has an area of and as of June 2022 it has 18,815 inhabitants.
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Place details
- Locality
- Andrychów
- Region
- województwo małopolskie
- Country
- Polska
- Population
- 21,954
- Timezone
- Europe/Warsaw
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Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Andrychów
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Town
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Andrychow_4.jpg
- Settlement.imagesize
- 250px
- Settlement.image_caption
- Manor in Andrychów
- Settlement.image_flag
- POL Andrychów flag.svg
- Settlement.image_shield
- POL Andrychów 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
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- city
- Official name
- Andrychów
- Country
- Poland
- Located in
- Gmina Andrychów
- Continent
- Europe
- Population
- +21111
- Area
- +10.28
- Elevation
- +333
- Official website
- www.um.andrychow.pl
- Image
- POL Andrychów Ratusz.jpg
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Andrychów () is the largest town in Wadowice County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Poland. The town is located in the Little Beskids, in the historical region of Lesser Poland, on the river Wieprzówka. It has been situated in the Lesser Poland Voivodeship since 1999, having previously been located in the Bielsko-Biała Voivodeship (1975–1998). Andrychów has an area of and as of June 2022 it has 18,815 inhabitants.
==History== The settlement dates back to the late 13th century. First recorded mention of it comes from 1344's Peter's Pence, and it was called Henrychów (ecclesia de Henrichov). Other names used for Andrychów in the past are Indrzychów and Gendrzychów. During the German occupation of Poland, it was renamed into Andrichau. Historians claim that the name of the town comes from a Polish given name Jędrzej (Andrzej).