Jasienica, Silesian Voivodeship
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Jasienica j is a village and the seat of Gmina Jasienica
, Bielsko County
, Silesian Voivodeship
, southern Poland. It has a population of 4,872 (2009). It lies in the historical region of Cieszyn Silesia
and was first mentioned in a written document in 1305.
There is a Catholic Saint George
Church and also a Lutheran Resurrection of Christ Church in the village.
Gmina Jasienica
Gmina Jasienica is a rural gmina in Bielsko County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland, in the historical region of Cieszyn Silesia...
, Bielsko County
Bielsko County
Bielsko County is a unit of territorial administration and local government in Silesian Voivodeship, southern Poland. It came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998. Its administrative seat is the city of Bielsko-Biała, although the city...
, Silesian Voivodeship
Silesian Voivodeship
Silesian Voivodeship, or Silesia Province , is a voivodeship, or province, in southern Poland, centering on the historic region known as Upper Silesia...
, southern Poland. It has a population of 4,872 (2009). It lies in the historical region of Cieszyn Silesia
Cieszyn Silesia
Cieszyn Silesia or Těšín Silesia or Teschen Silesia is a historical region in south-eastern Silesia, centered around the towns of Cieszyn and Český Těšín and bisected by the Olza River. Since 1920 it has been divided between Poland and Czechoslovakia, and later the Czech Republic...
and was first mentioned in a written document in 1305.
There is a Catholic Saint George
Saint George
Saint George was, according to tradition, a Roman soldier from Syria Palaestina and a priest in the Guard of Diocletian, who is venerated as a Christian martyr. In hagiography Saint George is one of the most venerated saints in the Catholic , Anglican, Eastern Orthodox, and the Oriental Orthodox...
Church and also a Lutheran Resurrection of Christ Church in the village.