Landek

Landek is a village in Gmina Jasienica, Bielsko County, Silesian Voivodeship, southern Poland. Landek lies in the historical region of Cieszyn Silesia.

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Settlement.official_name: Landek
Settlement.settlement_type: Village
Settlement.image_skyline: POL Landek (województwo śląskie) OSP.JPG
Settlement.image_caption: Fire station
Settlement.image_shield: POL Landek COA.png
Settlement.pushpin_map: Poland
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: bottom
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Voivodeship
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Silesian
Settlement.subdivision_type2: County
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Bielsko
Settlement.subdivision_type3: Gmina
Settlement.subdivision_name3: Jasienica
Settlement.leader_title: Mayor
Settlement.leader_name: Kazimierz Majcher
Settlement.established_title: First mentioned
Settlement.established_date: 1564

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Official name: Landek
Population: 617
Area: 4.47
Image: POL Landek (województwo śląskie) OSP.JPG
Licence plate code: SBI

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Commons category: Landek, Silesian Voivodeship
postal code: 43-394
male population: 306
female population: 311
P8168: Serie C

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Landek is a village in Gmina Jasienica, Bielsko County, Silesian Voivodeship, southern Poland. Landek lies in the historical region of Cieszyn Silesia.

== History == The village was created in the 16th century by Wacław Rudzki, the owner of Rudzica, with a help from German settlers. It was first mentioned in 1564 as Liandek. Politically it belonged then to the Duchy of Teschen, a fee of the Kingdom of Bohemia, which after 1526 became part of the Habsburg monarchy.