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Alwernia
Sign in to saveAlwernia is a town situated some west of Kraków in the Chrzanów County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Poland. The town has an area of , and as of June 2022 it has a population of 3,284.
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Alwernia is a city in Poland, situated in the Lesser Poland region. It serves as the capital of Gmina Alwernia and has been twinned with Gaiba. The city was established in 1616 and covers an area of 8.88 square kilometers. Its postal code is 32-566, and it uses the KCH licence plate code.
The population of Alwernia is recorded as 3,424, comprising 1,614 males and 1,692 females. The city is located at an elevation of 312 meters above sea level. It is part of the Europe continent and falls within the Europe/Warsaw timezone.
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Place details
- Locality
- Kwaczała
- Region
- województwo małopolskie
- Country
- Polska
- Population
- 3,362
- Timezone
- Europe/Warsaw
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Key facts
- Settlement.area_code
- +48 12
- Settlement.registration_plate_type
- Number plates
- Settlement.registration_plate
- KCH
- Settlement.website
- http://www.alwernia.pl
- Settlement.name
- Alwernia
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Town
- Settlement.image_skyline
- POL Alwernia, klasztor.jpg
- Settlement.image_caption
- Church of the Stigmata of St. Francis de Assisi in Alwernia
- Settlement.image_shield
- POL Alwernia COA.svg
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Poland
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- bottom
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Voivodeship
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- County
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Chrzanów
- Settlement.subdivision_type3
- Gmina
- Settlement.subdivision_name3
- Alwernia
- Settlement.established_title
- Town rights
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- city
- Official name
- Alwernia
- Country
- Poland
- Located in
- Gmina Alwernia
- Continent
- Europe
- Population
- 3306
- Area
- 8.88
- Elevation
- 276
- Time zone
- UTC+02:00
- Capital of
- Gmina Alwernia
- Official website
- www.alwernia.pl
- Image
- A-664 Alwernia, zespół klasztorny bernardynów - dom opata.jpg
- Licence plate code
- KCH
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- Alwernia
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- Alwernia
- inception
- 1616-00-00
- native label
- Alwernia
- postal code
- 32-566
- male population
- 1614
- female population
- 1692
- P12749
- 1299
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Encyclopedic overview
8 sectionsContents
- History
- Economy
- Transport
- Road transport
- Rail transport
- Tourist attractions and monuments
- References
- External links
Alwernia is a town situated some west of Kraków in the Chrzanów County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Poland. The town has an area of , and as of June 2022 it has a population of 3,284.
==History== thumb|left|Bernardine church The name of the town is taken from that of the Franciscan hermitage of La Verna () in Tuscany, Italy. It was bestowed on the locality in 1616 by the castellan Krzysztof Koryciński. A monastery of the order of the Stigmata of Saint Francis of Assisi was built on high ground between 1625 and 1656. The church dates from the period between 1630 and 1676.
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