Brzeźnica, Wadowice County

For other places with the same name, see Brzeźnica.

Brzeźnica [bʐɛʑˈnit͡sa] is a village in Wadowice County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Brzeźnica.^[1] It lies approximately 14 kilometres (9 mi) north-east of Wadowice and 25 km (16 mi) south-west of the regional capital Kraków.

Brzeźnica
Village
Gmina Brzeźnica municipal office
Brzeźnica
Coordinates: 49°58′N 19°38′E
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Lesser Poland
County	Wadowice
Gmina	Brzeźnica
Elevation	230 m (750 ft)
Population
• Total	1,200

Until 1876, the owner of the village was Adam Gorczyński, a Romantic writer and painter, then his son Bronisław Gorczyński.^[2]

References

1. "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
2. "Brzeźnica, wieś, powiat wadowicki". Słownik geograficzny Królestwa Polskiego. Abablewo – Januszowo (in Polish). Vol. XV. Warsaw. 1900. p. 247.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)