Łodygowice

Coordinates: 49°43′N 19°8′E / 49.717°N 19.133°E / 49.717; 19.133
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Łodygowice
Village
View of Łodygowice
View of Łodygowice
Country
 Poland
VoivodeshipSilesian
CountyŻywiec
GminaŁodygowice
Established13th century
Elevation
370 m (1,210 ft)
Population
6,925
Websitehttp://www.lodygowice.com.pl/

Łodygowice [wɔdɨɡɔˈvit͡sɛ] is a village in Żywiec County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Łodygowice.[1] It lies approximately 7 kilometres (4 mi) north-west of Żywiec and 60 km (37 mi) south of the regional capital Katowice.

It is one of the oldest villages in

Cistercian monastery in Rudy
.

Notable people

  • Wojciech Kania, Polish military officer
  • Tymoteusz Kucharczyk
    , Polish racing driver

References

  1. ^ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.