Dominikowice, Lesser Poland Voivodeship
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Dominikowice d is a village
in the administrative district of Gmina Gorlice
, within Gorlice County
, Lesser Poland Voivodeship
, in southern Poland. It lies approximately 3 kilometres (2 mi) east of Gorlice
and 102 km (63 mi) south-east of the regional capital Kraków
.
The village has an approximate population of 2,000.
The village belongs to one of the oldest rural settlements in the area, having been endowed by the king on a Polish knight, Dominik Pieniążek (see: Jan Chryzostom Pieniążek
, from Odrowąż family(see Odrowąż coat of arms) in 1291. The village has long comprised what is now the villages of Kobylanka
, Klęczany
and other negligible adjacent areas, until those two became separate nobility's (szlachta
s) estates.
Unlike most of the neighbouring villages, which before the Operation Vistula (1940s) were largely inhabited by Rusyns
' populations (recently called "Lemkos
" to avoid inappropriate associating them with any Russian proveniences), throughout the history, Dominikowice and Kobylanka
constituted almost homogenously Polish settlement.
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 Gorlice
Gmina Gorlice
Gmina Gorlice is a rural gmina in Gorlice County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. Its seat is the town of Gorlice, although the town is not part of the territory of the gmina....
, within Gorlice County
Gorlice County
Gorlice County is a unit of territorial administration and local government in Lesser Poland Voivodeship, southern Poland, on the Slovak border. It was created on 1 January 1999 as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998. Its administrative seat and largest town is Gorlice,...
, Lesser Poland Voivodeship
Lesser Poland Voivodeship
Małopolska Voivodeship , or Lesser Poland Voivodeship, is a voivodeship, in southern Poland...
, in southern Poland. It lies approximately 3 kilometres (2 mi) east of Gorlice
Gorlice
Gorlice is a city and an urban municipality in south eastern Poland with around 29,500 inhabitants . It is situated south east of Kraków and south of Tarnów between Jasło and Nowy Sącz in the Lesser Poland Voivodeship , previously in Nowy Sącz Voivodeship...
and 102 km (63 mi) south-east of the regional capital Kraków
Kraków
Kraków also Krakow, or Cracow , is the second largest and one of the oldest cities in Poland. Situated on the Vistula River in the Lesser Poland region, the city dates back to the 7th century. Kraków has traditionally been one of the leading centres of Polish academic, cultural, and artistic life...
.
The village has an approximate population of 2,000.
The village belongs to one of the oldest rural settlements in the area, having been endowed by the king on a Polish knight, Dominik Pieniążek (see: Jan Chryzostom Pieniążek
Jan Chryzostom Pieniazek
Jan Chryzostom Pieniążek was a Polish szlachcic.Starost of Oświęcim since 1666 and voivode of Sieradz Voivodeship since 1683.Marshal of the Sejm August 17 - May 4, 1666 in Warsaw....
, from Odrowąż family(see Odrowąż coat of arms) in 1291. The village has long comprised what is now the villages of Kobylanka
Kobylanka
Kobylanka may refer to the following places:*Kobylanka, Lesser Poland Voivodeship *Kobylanka, Masovian Voivodeship *Kobylanka, Podlaskie Voivodeship...
, Klęczany
Kleczany
Klęczany may refer to the following places:*Klęczany, Gorlice County in Lesser Poland Voivodeship *Klęczany, Nowy Sącz County in Lesser Poland Voivodeship *Klęczany, Subcarpathian Voivodeship...
and other negligible adjacent areas, until those two became separate nobility's (szlachta
Szlachta
The szlachta was a legally privileged noble class with origins in the Kingdom of Poland. It gained considerable institutional privileges during the 1333-1370 reign of Casimir the Great. In 1413, following a series of tentative personal unions between the Grand Duchy of Lithuania and the Kingdom of...
s) estates.
Unlike most of the neighbouring villages, which before the Operation Vistula (1940s) were largely inhabited by Rusyns
Rusyns
Carpatho-Rusyns are a primarily diasporic ethnic group who speak an Eastern Slavic language, or Ukrainian dialect, known as Rusyn. Carpatho-Rusyns descend from a minority of Ruthenians who did not adopt the use of the ethnonym "Ukrainian" in the early twentieth century...
' populations (recently called "Lemkos
Lemkos
Lemkos , one of several quantitatively and territorially small ethnic groups who also call themselves Rusyns , are one of the ethnic groups inhabiting the Carpathian Mountains...
" to avoid inappropriate associating them with any Russian proveniences), throughout the history, Dominikowice and Kobylanka
Kobylanka
Kobylanka may refer to the following places:*Kobylanka, Lesser Poland Voivodeship *Kobylanka, Masovian Voivodeship *Kobylanka, Podlaskie Voivodeship...
constituted almost homogenously Polish settlement.