Jasice
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Jasice j is a village
in the administrative district of Gmina Wojciechowice
, within Opatów County
, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship
, in south-central Poland. It lies approximately 3 kilometres (2 mi) east of Wojciechowice
, 15 km (9 mi) east of Opatów
, and 71 km (44 mi) east of the regional capital Kielce
. It is completly sorrounded by the area of the village of Bidziny on all sides. The town was formed when due to several routing errors of trains in occupied Poland, Nazi German renamed the railway station to Jasice to resolve the issue. In the period after the war several homes built near by incorrectly took the name of Jasice rather than Bidziny leading to the development of the village of Jasice which consists of the Station and several close houses only. To highlight this, the local farm supplies store which is approximate 20 meters from the station on the same road is located in Bidziny in addition to several nearby houses.
The village has a population of 186.
Village
A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet with the population ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand , Though often located in rural areas, the term urban village is also applied to certain urban neighbourhoods, such as the West Village in Manhattan, New...
in the administrative district of Gmina Wojciechowice
Gmina Wojciechowice
Gmina Wojciechowice is a rural gmina in Opatów County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in south-central Poland. Its seat is the village of Wojciechowice, which lies approximately east of Opatów and east of the regional capital Kielce....
, within Opatów County
Opatów County
Opatów County is a unit of territorial administration and local government in Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, south-central Poland. It came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998. Its administrative seat and largest town is Opatów, which lies ...
, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship
Swietokrzyskie Voivodeship
Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, or Świętokrzyskie Province , is one of the 16 voivodeships into which Poland is presently divided. It is situated in central Poland, in the historical province of Lesser Poland, and takes its name from the Świętokrzyskie mountain range...
, in south-central Poland. It lies approximately 3 kilometres (2 mi) east of Wojciechowice
Wojciechowice, Opatów County
Wojciechowice is a village in Opatów County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in south-central Poland. It is the seat of the gmina called Gmina Wojciechowice. It lies approximately east of Opatów and east of the regional capital Kielce....
, 15 km (9 mi) east of Opatów
Opatów
Opatów is a town in Poland, in Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship. It is the capital of Opatów County. Its population is 7,833 .Tourist attractions include a 12th century Collegiate Church of St...
, and 71 km (44 mi) east of the regional capital Kielce
Kielce
Kielce ) is a city in central Poland with 204,891 inhabitants . It is also the capital city of the Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship since 1999, previously in Kielce Voivodeship...
. It is completly sorrounded by the area of the village of Bidziny on all sides. The town was formed when due to several routing errors of trains in occupied Poland, Nazi German renamed the railway station to Jasice to resolve the issue. In the period after the war several homes built near by incorrectly took the name of Jasice rather than Bidziny leading to the development of the village of Jasice which consists of the Station and several close houses only. To highlight this, the local farm supplies store which is approximate 20 meters from the station on the same road is located in Bidziny in addition to several nearby houses.
The village has a population of 186.