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Miechów
Miechów is a town in Poland, in Lesser Poland Voivodeship, about north of Kraków. It is the capital of Miechów County. Population is 11,852 (2004). Miechów lies on the Miechówka river, along European route E77. The area of the town is , and it has a rail station, located on the main railroad which connects Kraków with Warsaw. History In the early years of the Polish state, the area of Miechów belonged to the medieval tribe of the Vistulans. In the late 10th century, the region was taken over by the Polans. The beginning of Miechów dates back to the year 1163, when a Polish Duke of Pomerania Jaksa of the House of Griffins, who owned the village, invited monks of the Order of the Holy Sepulchre. Apart from Miechów, prince Jaksa handed two other villages to the order. The new church with a monastery was blessed by the Bishop of Kraków Gędka in 1170. Miechów took advantage of the presence of the order. The settlement expanded together with the abbey, and in 1290 pri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gmina Miechów
__NOTOC__ Gmina Miechów is an urban-rural gmina (administrative district) in Miechów County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. Its seat is the town of Miechów, which lies approximately north of the regional capital Kraków. The gmina covers an area of , and as of 2006 its total population is 19,786 (out of which the population of Miechów amounts to 11,717, and the population of the rural part of the gmina is 8,069). Villages Apart from the town of Miechów, Gmina Miechów contains the villages and settlements of Biskupice, Brzuchania, Bukowska Wola, Celiny Przesławickie, Dziewięcioły, Falniów, Falniów-Wysiołek, Glinica, Jaksice, Kalina Mała, Kalina-Lisiniec, Kalina-Rędziny, Kamieńczyce, Komorów, Nasiechowice, Parkoszowice, Podleśna Wola, Podmiejska Wola, Pojałowice, Poradów, Przesławice, Pstroszyce Drugie, Pstroszyce Pierwsze, Siedliska, Sławice Szlacheckie, Strzeżów Drugi, Strzeżów Pierwszy, Szczepanowice, Widnic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
