Ligota, Silesian Voivodeship
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Ligota is a village in Gmina Czechowice-Dziedzice
, Bielsko County
, Silesian Voivodeship
, southern Poland
. It has a population of 4,454 (2008). The village lies on the edge of the historical region of Cieszyn Silesia
and was first mentioned in a written document in 1452 although the settlement is much older.
There are several landmarks in the village including Catholic Church of the Divine Providence from 1801-1806 and old dwór
(manor house).
Gmina Czechowice-Dziedzice
Gmina Czechowice-Dziedzice is an urban-rural gmina in Bielsko County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. Its seat is the town of Czechowice-Dziedzice, which lies approximately north-west of Bielsko-Biała and south of the regional capital Katowice.The gmina covers an area of , and as of...
, 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
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
. It has a population of 4,454 (2008). The village lies on the edge of 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 1452 although the settlement is much older.
There are several landmarks in the village including Catholic Church of the Divine Providence from 1801-1806 and old dwór
Dwór (manor house)
Dwór or dworek refers to a manor house used or owned by Polish nobility.The architectural form of the dwór evolved around the late Polish Renaissance period and continued until the Second World War, which, together with the communist takeover of Poland, spelled the end of the nobility in Poland...
(manor house).