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Laskowa, Limanowa County

Coordinates: 49°45′46″N 20°27′8″E / 49.76278°N 20.45222°E / 49.76278; 20.45222
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Laskowa
Village
Church
Church
Laskowa is located in Poland
Laskowa
Laskowa
Coordinates: 49°45′46″N 20°27′8″E / 49.76278°N 20.45222°E / 49.76278; 20.45222
Country Poland
VoivodeshipLesser Poland
CountyLimanowa
GminaLaskowa
Highest elevation
760 m (2,490 ft)
Lowest elevation
340 m (1,120 ft)
Population
3,140[1]

Laskowa [lasˈkɔva] (feminine noun) is a village in Limanowa County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Laskowa. It is located approximately 8 kilometres (5 mi) north of Limanowa and 50 km (31 mi) south-east of the regional capital Kraków.[2]

Tourism

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Historic small manor house from XVII c.

Name

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A local tale suggests that a king and his people found a hazel forest here, and he ordered the village to be built, calling it "wieś Laskowa" literally village of hazel.

Laskowa is a feminine noun, that sounds like adjective, means something related to:

People connected with Laskowa

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References

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  1. ^ "Wieś Laskowa (Małopolskie) » mapy, GUS, nieruchomości, noclegi, atrakcje, kod pocztowy, regon, wypadki drogowe, kierunkowy, edukacja, demografia, zabytki, statystyki, tabele, linie kolejowe".
  2. ^ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.