Jerzy Leśniak - is a Polish journalist, author and historian of the city of Nowy Sącz and the whole region of Sądecczyzna. His best-known book, Encyklopedia Sądecka (published in 2000, co-authored with Augustyn Leśniak and Karol Leśniak), has been so far the most comprehensive source and compendium of the region's history, as well as personal biographies and rare illustrations. He is a graduate of the department of political science and journalism at the Jagiellonian University

Jagiellonian University

The Jagiellonian University was established in 1364 by Casimir III the Great in Kazimierz . It is the oldest university in Poland, the second oldest university in Central Europe and one of the oldest universities in the world....

 in Cracow. In the early 80s he began working for a regional newspaper "Dunajec", then moved to a daily Gazeta Krakowska

Gazeta Krakowska

The Gazeta Krakowska, is the largest regional daily newspaper in Kraków, Poland, published five times a week in that city. Gazeta Krakowska was established on February 15, 1949...

(head of the Nowy Sącz office since 1989 til 1995) and "Dziennik Polski" (1996–2003). He was also an editor-in-chief of a weekly regional magazine "Echo" and a quarterly "Nowy Sącz". During the years 2003-2006 he was a spokesman of the president of the city of Nowy Sącz. Up to this day he has been one of the editors of the annual print of "Rocznik Sądecki" and an academic teacher of mass communication. He is also a secretary general of the regional association Klub Ziemi Sądeckiej.

Selected bibliography

• Encyklopedia Sądecka (co-authored with Augustyn Leśniak and Karol Leśniak), 2000
• Nowy Sącz – miasto niezwykłe (co-authored with Piotr Droździk and Augustyn Leśniak), 2004
• Srebrne gody Sądeczoków, 2005
• Piórko i peleryna (co-authored with Sławomir Sikora), 2006
• Nowy Sącz - z wieży ratuszowej (co-authored with Sławomir Sikora), 2006
• Od Warsztatów do Newagu. Od Louisa do Halnego (co-authored with Sławomir Sikora and Jerzy Wideł), 2006
• Gród św. Kingi (album with the pictures of Adam Bujak), 2007
• Panorama Kultury Sądeckiej (co-authored with Sławomir Sikora), 2008
• Bóg, honor, ojczyzna. Sądeccy żołnierze i generałowie w służbie niepodległej Rzeczpospolitej (co-authored with Henryk Szewczyk), 2008
• Perły Doliny Popradu (album with the pictures of Jerzy Żak), 2009
• Druga młodość Starego Sącza 1990-2010 (co-authored with Sławomir Sikora), 2010
• Nowy Sącz – Narwik. Opowieść o dwóch miastach – historia i współczesność. W 70. rocznicę kampanii norweskiej (współautorzy: Leszek Migrała, Sławomir Sikora), 2010
• Okno życia – S.O.S ks. kardynała Karola Wojtyły (współautor: Sławomir Sikora), 2010