Wiśniowa is a
village
A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town (although the word is often used to describe both hamlets and smaller towns), with a population typically ranging from a few hundred ...
in
Myślenice County,
Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It is the seat of the
gmina (administrative district) called
Gmina Wiśniowa. It lies approximately south-east of
Myślenice
Myślenice is a town in southern Poland, situated in the Lesser Poland Voivodeship (since 1999), previously in Kraków Voivodeship (1975–1998). Population: 20,261 (2007). The town is divided into six districts. One of them, Zarabie, is a popu ...
and south of the regional capital
Kraków
Kraków (), or Cracow, is the second-largest and one of the oldest cities in Poland. Situated on the Vistula River in Lesser Poland Voivodeship, the city dates back to the seventh century. Kraków was the official capital of Poland until 1596 ...
.
References
External links
Jewish Community in Wiśniowaon Virtual Shtetl
Villages in Myślenice County
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