Stryszawa

Stryszawa
Village

General view
Stryszawa
Coordinates: 49°43′N 19°31′E / 49.717°N 19.517°E / 49.717; 19.517
Country Poland Poland
Voivodeship Lesser Poland
County Sucha
Gmina Stryszawa
First mentioned 1480
Population 5,100

Stryszawa [strɨˈʂava] is a village, the seat of the administrative district of Gmina Stryszawa, within Sucha County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland.[1] It lies approximately 2 kilometres (1 mi) east of Lachowice, 6 km (4 mi) south-west of Sucha Beskidzka, and 49 km (30 mi) south-west of the regional capital Kraków.

The village has a population of 5,100.

The village was established in the second half of the 15th century by Słupski family, the owners of Sucha, and was first mentioned in 1480.[2]

References

  1. "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
  2. Truś, Radosław (2008). Beskid Mały. Przewodnik. Pruszków: Oficyna Wydawnicza „Rewasz“. p. 313. ISBN 978-83-89188-77-9.
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Coordinates: 49°43′N 19°31′E / 49.717°N 19.517°E / 49.717; 19.517

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