Laskowa, Limanowa County

For other places with the same name, see Laskowa.

Village in Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Poland

Laskowa

Village

Church

Laskowa

Coordinates: 49°45′46″N 20°27′8″E﻿ / ﻿49.76278°N 20.45222°E﻿ / 49.76278; 20.45222
Country|  Poland
Voivodeship| Lesser Poland
County| Limanowa
Gmina| Laskowa
Highest elevation

| 760 m (2,490 ft)
Lowest elevation

| 340 m (1,120 ft)
Population

| 3,140[1]

Laskowa [lasˈkɔva] (feminine noun) is a village in Limanowa County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Laskowa. It is located approximately 8 kilometres (5 mi) north of Limanowa and 50 km (31 mi) south-east of the regional capital Kraków.[2]

## Tourism

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Historic small manor house from XVII c.

* Marked trails of Island Beskids
* Three hotels
* T-bar lift
* Chair lift

## Name

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A local tale suggests that a king and his people found a hazel forest here, and he ordered the village to be built, calling it "wieś Laskowa" literally village of hazel.

Laskowa is a feminine noun, that sounds like adjective, means something related to:

* Polish "laska" literally stick (as in e.g. walking stick, stick of rock, or stick of dynamite) or gal.
* Polish "laskowy orzech" literally hazelnut.

## People connected with Laskowa

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* Józef Joniec \- born in Laskowa
* Pat Sajak \- his paternal grandfather was born in Laskowa.

## References

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1. ^ "Wieś Laskowa (Małopolskie) » mapy, GUS, nieruchomości, noclegi, atrakcje, kod pocztowy, regon, wypadki drogowe, kierunkowy, edukacja, demografia, zabytki, statystyki, tabele, linie kolejowe".
2. ^ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.

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Gmina Laskowa

Seat|

* Laskowa

Other villages|

* Jaworzna
* Kamionka Mała
* Kobyłczyna
* Krosna
* Sechna
* Strzeszyce
* Ujanowice
* Żmiąca

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