Kęty

Kęty

Central Kęty

Coat of arms
Kęty
Coordinates: 49°54′N 19°13′E / 49.900°N 19.217°E / 49.900; 19.217
Country  Poland
Voivodeship Lesser Poland
County Oświęcim
Gmina Kęty
Government
 • Mayor Krzysztof Jan Klęczar
Area
 • Total 23.14 km2 (8.93 sq mi)
Elevation 315 m (1,033 ft)
Population (2006)
 • Total 19,252
 • Density 830/km2 (2,200/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code 32-650
Car plates KOS
Website http://www.kety.pl

Kęty [ˈkɛntɨ] is a town in Oświęcim County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Poland with 18,955 inhabitants (2012). The town located in Silesian Foothills dates its earliest document from 1277 when Polish prince of Opole Władysław confirmed sale of the settlement and adoption of Lviv city rights.[1] The town's name comes from the word kąt (Polish for corner). The greatest development of the town came under the rule of Jagiellons, when the town became royal property.[2]

The son of the mayor of the town of Kenty, Stanislaus Bacenga and his wife Anna became the Saint John Cantius, also known as John (Johann) of Kraków.

Education

International relations

Twin towns — Sister cities

Kęty is twinned with:

References

  1. ↑ Settlement document
  2. ↑ http://www.kety.pl/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=22&Itemid=37 Official Page of the city
  3. ↑ Uchwała Nr XII/100/2003 Rady Miejskiej w Kętach z dnia 31 października 2003 r. w sprawie zawarcia umowy o Wzajemnej Współpracy między Gminą Kęty a miastem Turzovka.


Coordinates: 49°53′10″N 19°13′00″E / 49.88611°N 19.21667°E / 49.88611; 19.21667


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