Nawojowa

Nawojowa [navɔˈjɔva] is a village in Nowy Sącz County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, South Poland. It belongs to the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Nawojowa. It is approximately 8 kilometres (5 mi) south-east of Nowy Sącz and 81 km (50 mi) south-east of the regional capital Kraków.[1]

Nawojowa
Village
Stadnicki Palace
Nawojowa
Coordinates: 49°33′34″N 20°44′31″E
Country Poland
VoivodeshipLesser Poland
CountyNowy Sącz County
GminaNawojowa
Area
51.13 km2 (19.74 sq mi)
Population
8,000

The village has a population of 8,000. Half of the village area is predominantly forest and mountainous terrain, while the other half is inhabited.

History

Early history

Nawojowa was founded by the Cracovian castellan from Tęczyn. It later passed in the Dukes' hand, Ostrogskich, and followed Ostrogskiej's law. It also belonged to the 25 property settlements laid in the mountains then: Szlachtowa, Czarnowoda, Jaworki, Białowoda (today Gmina Szczawnica), Kunina, Bończa, Łazy, Popardowa, Margoń, Rybień, Homrzyska, Złotne, Czaczów, Barnowiec, Roztoka, Składziste, Maciejowa, Łabowa, Lachowiec, Kotów, Młyn, Nowa Wieś, Łosie, Krzyżówka, and Frycowa.

Later history

Then, the division of law in 1753 happened based on the power of contained agreement in Kolbuszowej. Nawojowski key received by priest Lubomirski. Property in fall passed on family sooner than Stadnickich. One of historian it remembers about legend, they according to which underground over 9 km united Nawojowa from castle in Rytro. Began on hill they say for church, knight's lock on which had to be this Nawoja. The occupants they Nawojowa became famous in time of Swedish wars in 1656 year the assault under lead Kochowskiego on crew Swedish in Nowy Sącz. Swedes after one-day they had to stand down from city cylinders. Under end 19th century Nawojowa she calculated 742 occupants and persons among them 185 were had been careful for rich as they managed on half of part, meadows and forests. Nawojowa she had then only class people's school and communal loan-society. To parish Rome - Catholic 15 localities belonged: Marshy meadow, Mała Kamionka, Popardowa Niżna and Wyżna, Margoń, Kunina, Bącza, Frycowa, Rybień, Czaczów, Barnowiec, Homrzyska, Złotne, Maciejowa, Łabowa and Nowa Wieś. It lived parish 3541 Roman Catholics, 3440 Greek-catholic, 1115 evangelic and 101 Jews. The twenty five of years of last age, then period of economic development Nawojowej, mainly by Edward Stadnickiego, the owner of property. Put by him foundry produced on local market. Her articles be esteemed. In 1877 they received on country agricultural exhibition medal and Industry in Lvov. Edwarda's grandson, Adam Stadnicki, which hugged property after it completion he led in Munich forest studies in 1904 very effective and rational forest economy. He in 1907 put in Nawojowa steam sawmill and carpenter, employing over 60 workers. The products of this institution were exported to France and England.

References
  1. "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.

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