Jeleśnia
Sign in to saveJeleśnia is a village in Żywiec County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Jeleśnia. The village belongs to Lesser Poland. Together with Żywiec, for hundreds of years it was administratively tied with the city of Kraków. Jeleśnia is located on two rivers, Sopotnia and Koszarawa, among the mountains and hills of Beskidy. The area of the gmina is 13,845 hectares, and it is largely covered by forests, with several protected areas, such as one around Pilsko.
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Within Vinony's link graph, Jeleśnia is referenced by 22 other articles, and connects out to Poland, World War II and village.
The entry is geolocated on the map in PL, across 2 mapped points.
It is catalogued under the topic Villages in Żywiec County.
Its subject is documented across 12 Wikipedia language editions.
Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Jeleśnia
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Village
- Settlement.total_type
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- Settlement.image_skyline
- Poland - Jelesnia, old inn.jpg
- Settlement.image_caption
- Old Inn in Jeleśnia
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- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Voivodeship
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Silesian
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- County
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Żywiec
- Settlement.subdivision_type3
- Gmina
- Settlement.subdivision_name3
- Jeleśnia
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- Poland
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- Settlement.population_total
- 4098
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human settlement
- Official name
- Jeleśnia
- Country
- Poland
- Located in
- Gmina Jeleśnia
- Population
- 3851
- Time zone
- UTC+02:00
- Image
- Poland - Jelesnia, old inn.jpg
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- Commons category
- Jeleśnia
- postal code
- 34-340
- male population
- 1886
- female population
- 1965
- P8168
- Robert Pinsky
- native label
- Jeleśnia
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Encyclopedic overview
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Jeleśnia is a village in Żywiec County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Jeleśnia. The village belongs to Lesser Poland. Together with Żywiec, for hundreds of years it was administratively tied with the city of Kraków. Jeleśnia is located on two rivers, Sopotnia and Koszarawa, among the mountains and hills of Beskidy. The area of the gmina is 13,845 hectares, and it is largely covered by forests, with several protected areas, such as one around Pilsko.
== History == First written mentions of Jeleśnia come from the 16th century. At that time, the area of the village was sparsely populated, and local noblemen would frequently fight each other, using gangs of highwaymen. The area of the future Żywiec County belonged to the Komorowski family, then it was divided among other families, such as the Wielopolskis. Until 1772 (see Partitions of Poland), Jeleśnia belonged to Kraków Voivodeship. From 1772 to 1918, it was part of Austrian province of Galicia.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Jeleśnia” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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