Jasienica, Silesian Voivodeship
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| Jasienica | ||
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  Jasienica | ||
| Coordinates: 49°48′46″N 18°55′14″E / 49.81278°N 18.92056°E | ||
| Country | Poland | |
| Voivodeship | Silesian | |
| County | Bielsko | |
| Gmina | Jasienica | |
| First mentioned | 1305 | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor | Bronisław Szalbot | |
| Area | 11.718 km2 (4.524 sq mi) | |
| Population (2009) | 4,872 | |
| • Density | 420/km2 (1,100/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| Postal code | 43-385 | |
| Car plates | SBI | |
| Website | http://www.jasienica.pl | |
Jasienica [jaɕeˈnit͡sa] (German: Heinzendorf) is a village and the seat of Gmina Jasienica, Bielsko County, Silesian Voivodeship, southern Poland. It has a population of 4,872 (2009). It lies in the historical region of Cieszyn Silesia.
The village was first mentioned in a Latin document of Diocese of Wrocław called Liber fundationis episcopatus Vratislaviensis from around 1305 as Gessenita.[1] It belonged then to the Duchy of Teschen, formed in 1290.
There is a Catholic Saint George Church and also a Lutheran Resurrection of Christ Church in the village.
Footnotes
- ↑ Panic, Idzi (2010). Śląsk Cieszyński w średniowieczu (do 1528) [Cieszyn Silesia in Middle Ages (until 1528)] (in Polish). Cieszyn: Starostwo Powiatowe w Cieszynie. p. 297-299. ISBN 978-83-926929-3-5.
References
- Polak, Jerzy (2011). Obrazki z dziejów gminy Jasienica. Cieszyn: Muzeum Śląska Cieszyńskiego. ISBN 978-83-922005-6-7.
- Londzin, Józef (1932). Kościoły drewniane na Śląsku Cieszyńskim. Cieszyn: Dziedzictwo błog. Jana Sarkandra. pp. 123–128. OCLC 297540848.
External links
- (Polish) Official Gmina Jasienica website
- (Polish) Information about the Catholic church at Gmina Jasienica website
- (Polish) Information about the Lutheran church at Gmina Jasienica website
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