Tenczynek
Encyclopedia
Tenczynek is a small village in southern Poland
, situated in the Lesser Poland Voivodeship
, in Gmina Krzeszowice
, about 25 km west of the city of Kraków
.
It gives its name to the protected area
called Tenczynek Landscape Park
.
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...
, situated in the Lesser Poland Voivodeship
Lesser Poland Voivodeship
Małopolska Voivodeship , or Lesser Poland Voivodeship, is a voivodeship, in southern Poland...
, in Gmina Krzeszowice
Gmina Krzeszowice
Gmina Krzeszowice is an urban-rural gmina in Kraków County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. Its seat is the town of Krzeszowice, which lies approximately west of the regional capital Kraków....
, about 25 km west of the city of 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...
.
It gives its name to the protected area
Protected area
Protected areas are locations which receive protection because of their recognised natural, ecological and/or cultural values. There are several kinds of protected areas, which vary by level of protection depending on the enabling laws of each country or the regulations of the international...
called Tenczynek Landscape Park
Tenczynek Landscape Park
Tenczynek Landscape Park is a protected area in southern Poland, established in 1981, covering an area of ....
.
Companies
- Tenczynek - fruits and vegetables processing company, which produces preserves, syrups and wines. Founded in 1700.
Religions
- Roman Catholicism (The Church),
- Jehovah's WitnessesJehovah's WitnessesJehovah's Witnesses is a millenarian restorationist Christian denomination with nontrinitarian beliefs distinct from mainstream Christianity. The religion reports worldwide membership of over 7 million adherents involved in evangelism, convention attendance of over 12 million, and annual...
(1%).