Jawczyce, Lesser Poland Voivodeship

See also: Jawczyce, Masovian Voivodeship

Jawczyce [jafˈt͡ʂɨt͡sɛ] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Biskupice, within Wieliczka County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland.^[1] It lies approximately 4 kilometres (2 mi) south-east of Trąbki (the gmina seat), 10 km (6 mi) south-east of Wieliczka, and 22 km (14 mi) south-east of the regional capital Kraków.

Jawczyce
Village
Jawczyce
Coordinates: 49°57′N 20°11′E
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Lesser Poland
County	Wieliczka
Gmina	Biskupice

Mounds at Jawczyce were described by Bishop Nankerus in 1322. Kurgan mounds dated to the Neolithic or Bronze Age included a burial of an elderly person, probably male. Some weapons and pottery fragments were also found in the tomb.^[2][3]

References

1. "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
2. "Jawczyce Barrow Cemetery". megalithic.co.uk. 7 August 2008. Retrieved 2 January 2017.
3. Kurhany w Jawczycach (in Polish), Odyssei, archived from the original on 3 March 2016, retrieved 2 January 2017