Laskowa, Limanowa County
Laskowa [lasˈkɔva] (feminine noun) is a village in Limanowa County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. She is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Laskowa. She is located approximately 8 kilometres (5 mi) north of Limanowa and 50 km (31 mi) south-east of the regional capital Kraków.[1]
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Coordinates: 49°45′46″N 20°27′8″E | |
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Voivodeship | Lesser Poland |
County | Limanowa |
Gmina | Laskowa |
Highest elevation | 760 m (2,490 ft) |
Lowest elevation | 340 m (1,120 ft) |
Population | 3,133 |
The village has a population of 3,133.
Tourism:
- Three hotels
- T-bar lift
- Chair lift
Name
The local tale suggests that King with his people found here a hazel forest and ordered to build the village, calling her "wieś Laskowa" literally village of hazel.
Laskowa is feminine noun, that sounds like adjective, means something related to:
- Polish "laska" literally stick (as in e.g. walking stick, stick of rock, or stick of dynamite) or gal.
- Polish "laskowy orzech" literally hazelnut.
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References
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