Wadowice
Sign in to saveWadowice () is a town in the Lesser Poland Voivodeship in southern Poland, southwest of Kraków with 17,455 inhabitants (2022), situated on the Skawa river, confluence of Vistula, in the eastern part of Silesian Foothills (Pogórze Śląskie). Wadowice is known for being the birthplace of Karol Wojtyła, later Pope John Paul II and Godwin von Brumowski, Austria-Hungary’s best flying ace with 35 credited and an additional 8 possible wins in the air.
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Wadowice is a town in southern Poland with about 17,500 residents, located near Kraków on the Skawa river. It is notable as the birthplace of Karol Wojtyła, who became Pope John Paul II, and also as the hometown of Godwin von Brumowski, Austria-Hungary's leading flying ace during World War I.
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Place details
- Locality
- Wadowice
- Region
- województwo małopolskie
- Country
- Polska
- Population
- 19,238
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13 sectionsContents
- History
- Late modern period
- World War II
- Present
- Economy
- Culture and sightseeing
- Religion
- Sport
- Twin towns – sister cities
- Notable people
- Notes
- References
- External links
Wadowice () is a town in the Lesser Poland Voivodeship in southern Poland, southwest of Kraków with 17,455 inhabitants (2022), situated on the Skawa river, confluence of Vistula, in the eastern part of Silesian Foothills (Pogórze Śląskie). Wadowice is known for being the birthplace of Karol Wojtyła, later Pope John Paul II and Godwin von Brumowski, Austria-Hungary’s best flying ace with 35 credited and an additional 8 possible wins in the air.
== History == thumb|left|Fragment of a map from 1592 with Vadowice marked The first permanent settlement in the area of today's Wadowice was founded in the late 10th century or early 11th century. According to a local legend, the town was founded by a certain Wad or Wład, a short form for the Slavic name of Ladislaus (). The town was first mentioned as Wadowicze in St. Peter penny register in the years 1325–1327. In 1327 it is also mentioned (under the same name) in a fief registry sent from prince John I Scholastyk of Oświęcim to Bohemian king John I, Count of Luxemburg. At this time it was a trading settlement belonging to the Dukes of Silesia of the Piast dynasty, and according to some historians it was already a municipality. In 1430 a great fire destroyed the town. It was soon rebuilt and granted city rights, along with a city charter and a self-government, based on the then-popular Kulm law. The privileges, granted by Prince Kazimierz I of Oświęcim led to a period of fast reconstruction and growth.