Ciężkowice[t͡ɕɛ̃ʂkɔˈvʲit͡sɛ] is a town in Tarnów County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Poland, with 2,444 inhabitants as of December 2021.[1] It lies in the Ciężkowice Foothills, on the Biała river. The town is located on regional road nr. 977, it also has a rail station (Bogoniowice - Ciężkowice), on a line which goes from Tarnów to the Slovak border crossing at Leluchów. Ciężkowice is home to a sports club Ciężkowianka, founded in 1948.
The history of Ciężkowice dates back to the year 1125, when in a document of Papal legateGilles de Paris, the village is mentioned as a property of the TyniecBenedictine Abbey. On February 29, 1348, King Kazimierz Wielki granted it Magdeburg rights town charter. At that time, Ciężkowice was partly inhabited by the German settlers. In the late Middle Ages, Ciężkowice was located on a merchant route from the Kingdom of Hungary to Kraków. Weekly fairs took place here every Wednesday, where local dairy products, clothes, salt, horses and Hungarian wines were sold. In 1358, St. Andrew parish church was built.
After the Swedish invasion of Poland, Ciężkowice lost its importance. Until 1772 (see Partitions of Poland), the town belonged to Sandomierz Voivodeship. From 1772 to late 1918, it was part of Austrian Galicia. The decline of Ciężkowice was so severe that in 1934, the government of the Second Polish Republic stripped it of the town charter, and Ciężkowice remained a village until 1998.
Points of interestedit
Nature Museum of Krystyna and Wlodzimierz Tomek, with a collection of birds and insects,
neo-Gothic St. Andrew church, with an Ecce Homo painting, presented to the town by Pope Innocent XI,
wooden houses in the market square, typical of the Carpathian Foothills,
St. Florian monument (patron saint of the town), in the market square,
several roadside chapels,
World War I military cemeteries nr. 137, 138,139 and 140,
Ignacy Jan Paderewski manor house with a spacious park, located on the other side of the Biala river, in the village of Kąśna Dolna. The manor house was built in the early 19th century, and in 1897, it was remodelled by its new owner, Ignacy Jan Paderewski, who in 1903 sold it to Helena and Wlodzimierz Kodrębski. Currently, it houses the Paderewski Center.
Stone Town Nature Reserveedit
Stone Town Nature Reserve (known in Polish as Rezerwat przyrody Skamieniałe Miasto) is located on the right bank of the Biała river, near Ciężkowice. It has the area of 15 hectares, and it was created in 1931, with official recognition in 1974. The reserve spreads from the Biała valley to the peak of the Skała hill (367 meters above sea level). Among oak and pine forest there are several large sandstone rocks, shaped during the process of erosion. Altogether, they make the so-called stone town, and names of individual rocks are based on their appearance (“Pyramid”, “Witch”, “Town Hall”, “Club”). There also is a small waterfall nearby.
^ ab"Local Data Bank". Statistics Poland. Retrieved 2022-07-27. Data for territorial unit 1216014.
External linksedit
Stone Town at Ciężkowice portal, with photos of rocks
Jewish Community in Ciężkowice on Virtual Shtetl
March 20, 2024
ciężkowice, other, places, with, same, name, disambiguation, ɕɛ, ʂkɔˈvʲit, town, tarnów, county, lesser, poland, voivodeship, poland, with, inhabitants, december, 2021, lies, foothills, biała, river, town, located, regional, road, also, rail, station, bogoniow. For other places with the same name see Ciezkowice disambiguation Ciezkowice t ɕɛ ʂkɔˈvʲit sɛ is a town in Tarnow County Lesser Poland Voivodeship Poland with 2 444 inhabitants as of December 2021 1 It lies in the Ciezkowice Foothills on the Biala river The town is located on regional road nr 977 it also has a rail station Bogoniowice Ciezkowice on a line which goes from Tarnow to the Slovak border crossing at Leluchow Ciezkowice is home to a sports club Ciezkowianka founded in 1948 CiezkowicePanorama of the townCoat of armsCiezkowiceCoordinates 49 48 N 20 58 E 49 800 N 20 967 E 49 800 20 967Country PolandVoivodeshipLesser PolandCountyTarnowGminaCiezkowiceFirst mentioned1125City rights1348 1934 1998Government MayorStanislaw Kuropatwa PSL Area Total9 99 km2 3 86 sq mi Population 31 December 2021 1 Total2 444 Density240 km2 630 sq mi Time zoneUTC 1 CET Summer DST UTC 2 CEST Postal code33 190Area code 48 14Car platesKTAWebsitehttp www ciezkowice pl Contents 1 History 2 Points of interest 3 Stone Town Nature Reserve 4 Gallery 5 References 6 External linksHistory editThe history of Ciezkowice dates back to the year 1125 when in a document of Papal legate Gilles de Paris the village is mentioned as a property of the Tyniec Benedictine Abbey On February 29 1348 King Kazimierz Wielki granted it Magdeburg rights town charter At that time Ciezkowice was partly inhabited by the German settlers In the late Middle Ages Ciezkowice was located on a merchant route from the Kingdom of Hungary to Krakow Weekly fairs took place here every Wednesday where local dairy products clothes salt horses and Hungarian wines were sold In 1358 St Andrew parish church was built After the Swedish invasion of Poland Ciezkowice lost its importance Until 1772 see Partitions of Poland the town belonged to Sandomierz Voivodeship From 1772 to late 1918 it was part of Austrian Galicia The decline of Ciezkowice was so severe that in 1934 the government of the Second Polish Republic stripped it of the town charter and Ciezkowice remained a village until 1998 Points of interest editNature Museum of Krystyna and Wlodzimierz Tomek with a collection of birds and insects neo Gothic St Andrew church with an Ecce Homo painting presented to the town by Pope Innocent XI Classicist town hall in the market square wooden houses in the market square typical of the Carpathian Foothills St Florian monument patron saint of the town in the market square several roadside chapels World War I military cemeteries nr 137 138 139 and 140 Ignacy Jan Paderewski manor house with a spacious park located on the other side of the Biala river in the village of Kasna Dolna The manor house was built in the early 19th century and in 1897 it was remodelled by its new owner Ignacy Jan Paderewski who in 1903 sold it to Helena and Wlodzimierz Kodrebski Currently it houses the Paderewski Center Stone Town Nature Reserve editStone Town Nature Reserve known in Polish as Rezerwat przyrody Skamieniale Miasto is located on the right bank of the Biala river near Ciezkowice It has the area of 15 hectares and it was created in 1931 with official recognition in 1974 The reserve spreads from the Biala valley to the peak of the Skala hill 367 meters above sea level Among oak and pine forest there are several large sandstone rocks shaped during the process of erosion Altogether they make the so called stone town and names of individual rocks are based on their appearance Pyramid Witch Town Hall Club There also is a small waterfall nearby Gallery edit nbsp St Andrew the Apostle Church nbsp Town hall nbsp Market square nbsp Historic building in the town centre nbsp Ignacy Jan Paderewski monument nbsp Military cemetery nbsp Stone Town Nature Reserve nbsp Nature Reserve nbsp Rock formationsReferences edit a b Local Data Bank Statistics Poland Retrieved 2022 07 27 Data for territorial unit 1216014 External links editStone Town at Ciezkowice portal with photos of rocks Jewish Community in Ciezkowice on Virtual Shtetl English guide to Ciezkowice Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Ciezkowice amp oldid 1142574753, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
