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Malec, Lesser Poland Voivodeship

Coordinates: 49°56′00″N 19°15′00″E / 49.9333°N 19.2500°E / 49.9333; 19.2500
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Malec
Village
Malec is located in Poland
Malec
Malec
Coordinates: 49°56′N 19°15′E / 49.933°N 19.250°E / 49.933; 19.250
Country Poland
VoivodeshipLesser Poland
CountyOświęcim
GminaKęty
Elevation
270 m (890 ft)
Population
1,239

Malec [ˈmalɛt͡s] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Kęty, within Oświęcim County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland.[1] It lies approximately 5 kilometres (3 mi) north-east of Kęty, 13 km (8 mi) south of Oświęcim, and 52 km (32 mi) west of the regional capital Kraków.

The village has a population of 1,239.

History

The village existed already in the early 13th century. Politically it belonged then to the Duchy of Oświęcim, formed in 1315 in the process of feudal fragmentation of Poland and was ruled by a local branch of Piast dynasty. In 1327 the duchy became a fee of the Kingdom of Bohemia. In 1457 Jan IV of Oświęcim agreed to sell the duchy to the Polish Crown, and in the accompanying document issued on 21 February the village was mentioned as Malyecz.[2]

The territory of the Duchy of Oświęcim was eventually incorporated into Poland in 1564 and formed Silesian County of Kraków Voivodeship. Upon the First Partition of Poland in 1772 it became part of the Austrian Kingdom of Galicia. After World War I and fall of Austria-Hungary it became part of Poland. It was annexed by Nazi Germany at the beginning of World War II, and afterwards it was restored to Poland.

References

  1. ^ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) – TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
  2. ^ Prokop, Krzysztof Rafał (2002). Księstwa oświęcimskie i zatorskie wobec Korony Polskiej w latach 1438-1513. Dzieje polityczne (in Polish). Kraków: PAU. p. 151. ISBN 83-88857-31-2.


49°56′00″N 19°15′00″E / 49.9333°N 19.2500°E / 49.9333; 19.2500