Landek

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Landek
Village
Fire station

Coat of arms
Landek
Coordinates: 49°52′50.61″N 18°52′18.68″E / 49.8807250°N 18.8718556°E / 49.8807250; 18.8718556
Country Poland
Voivodeship Silesian
County Bielsko
Gmina Jasienica
Government
  Mayor Antoni Żur
Area 4.47 km2 (1.73 sq mi)
Population (2009) 549
  Density 120/km2 (320/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Car plates SBI

Landek [ˈlandɛk] is a village in Gmina Jasienica, Bielsko County, Silesian Voivodeship, southern Poland.[1] It has a population of 549 (2009). Landek lies in the historical region of Cieszyn Silesia.

The village was created in 16th century by Wacław Rudzki, the owner of Rudzica, with a help from German settlers.[2] It was first mentioned in 1564.[3]

Footnotes

  1. "Central Statistical Office (GUS) TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01. 
  2. J. Polak, 2011, p. 9
  3. Panic, Idzi (2011). Śląsk Cieszyński w początkach czasów nowożytnych (1528-1653) [Cieszyn Silesia in Early modern period (1528-1653)] (in Polish). Cieszyn: Starostwo Powiatowe w Cieszynie. p. 165. ISBN 978-83-926929-5-9. 

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