Rozdziele is a

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and ''

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'' in the administrative district of

Gmina Żegocina __NOTOC__ Gmina Żegocina is a rural ''gmina'' (administrative district) in Bochnia County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. Its seat is the village of Żegocina, which lies approximately south of Bochnia and south-east of the regi ...

, within

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, in southern Poland. It lies on road number 965, roughly south of

Żegocina Żegocina is a village and ''sołectwo'' in Bochnia County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Żegocina. It lies on road number 965, approximately south of Bochnia a ...

and south of the county town of

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, and about north of

Limanowa Limanowa is a town in southern Poland, in the Lesser Poland Voivodeship. It is the capital of Limanowa County and had a population of 15,132 in 2012. History Mentions of the town date back to 1496, when it was documented as Ilmanowa, a rural es ...

Origins

The name ''Rozdziele'' indicates the idea of ''division'' and relates to the area being on the

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between the Raba and

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rivers. The earliest mention of the name occurs in 1262, in a grant of forest rights from king

Bolesław V the Chaste Bolesław V the Chaste (; 21 June 1226 – 7 December 1279) was Duke of Sandomierz in Lesser Poland from 1232 and High Duke of Poland from 1243 until his death, as the last male representative of the Lesser Polish branch of Piasts. Birth and n ...

, though there is no indication as to whether a settlement with that name existed then. The first definite mention of Rozdziele as a village does not occur until 1490. Rozdziele is divided into two hamlets: Lower Rozdziele (''Dolne Rozdziele'') and Upper Rozdziele (''Górne Rozdziele''). The centre of the village is in Lower Rozdziele, where is the church, cemetery, tourist hostel, the depot and shops. It lies downhill towards the East. In Upper Rozdziele there is a school. In 2002 in Rozdziele the plane crashed. Four people died.

Economy

These days the local economy centres around agriculture and, increasingly, tourism, given the village's location amongst hills and unspoilt Country side. In this village is two hotels: "Bacówka nad Wilczy Rynkiem" and tourists hostel PTSM.

Religion

In this village is a historic

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dedicated to St. James the Apostle it is subsidiary to the parish church in Żegocina. Of wooden construction, typical of this part of Poland, the building dates back to the 15th century, and originally stood in Królówka. It was renovated from the funds of Zygmunt August - the king of Poland. In this church stayed King of Poland - Władysław IV. It was transported to its current location in 1986. The building is on the ''Wooden Architecture Trail''. In Rozdziele is wooden chapel from 1958. It was built thanks to the priest Michał Krawczyk from Kamionka Mała. In altar in this chapel is famous for favors sculpture Our Lady from 1846. It was built by a nobleman who survived during the rebellion in Galicia. Chapel is called '' Under limee tree'' (''Pod lipami'') because next to it grow this trees.

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