Myślenice

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title: "Myślenice" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["cities-and-towns-in-lesser-poland-voivodeship", "myślenice-county"] topic_path: "geography" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myślenice" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

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FieldValue
nameMyślenice
image_flagPOL Myślenice flag.svg
image_shieldPOL Myślenice COA.svg
image_skylinePOL Myslenice 02.jpg
image_captionMarket Square
pushpin_mapPoland
pushpin_label_positiontop
subdivision_typeCountry
subdivision_name
subdivision_type1Voivodeship
subdivision_name1Lesser Poland Voivodeship
subdivision_type2County
subdivision_name2Myślenice
subdivision_type3Gmina
subdivision_name3Myślenice
leader_partyPiS
leader_titleMayor
leader_nameJarosław Szlachetka
area_total_km230.1
population_as_of31.12.2024
population_total17107
population_density_km2auto
timezoneCET
utc_offset+1
timezone_DSTCEST
utc_offset_DST+2
coordinates
postal_code_typePostal code
postal_code32-400
blank_nameCar plates
blank_infoKMY
websitehttp://www.myslenice.pl
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| name = Myślenice | image_flag = POL Myślenice flag.svg | image_shield = POL Myślenice COA.svg | image_skyline = POL Myslenice 02.jpg | image_caption = Market Square | pushpin_map = Poland | pushpin_label_position = top | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = | subdivision_type1 = Voivodeship | subdivision_name1 = Lesser Poland Voivodeship | subdivision_type2 = County | subdivision_name2 = Myślenice | subdivision_type3 = Gmina | subdivision_name3 = Myślenice | leader_party = PiS | leader_title = Mayor | leader_name = Jarosław Szlachetka | area_total_km2 = 30.1 | population_as_of = 31.12.2024 | population_total = 17107 | population_density_km2 = auto | timezone = CET | utc_offset = +1 | timezone_DST = CEST | utc_offset_DST = +2 | coordinates = | postal_code_type = Postal code | postal_code = 32-400 | blank_name = Car plates | blank_info = KMY | website = http://www.myslenice.pl Myślenice is a town in southern Poland situated in the Lesser Poland Voivodeship, 30 km south of Kraków. The town is divided into six districts. The most popular of them, Zarabie, is a famous tourist destination. It is located behind the Raba river (Zarabie meaning "Beyond the (River) Raba"), next to Chełm district on the slope of the hill of the same name, where is a view tower and a landscape park and ski lifts. ::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/0a/Raba_w_Myślenicach.JPG" caption="Myślenice-Zarabie, the River Raba"] ::

Myślenice is a city located in the tectonic window area, between the Dalin, Chełm and Uklejna hills. The city is also located on the border of two Beskids (in the south) and the foothills (in the north). From the western bank of the Raba River these are Maków Beskids and Wieliczka Foothills while on the eastern bank of the river - Island Beskids and Wiśnicz Foothills.

Myślenice has a direct and very convenient bus connection with Kraków however there is no train station in the city.

History

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First mentions of Myślenice come from the years 1253–1258. At that time, it was a defensive settlement, with a castle and fortifications, designed to protect Kraków from the south. In 1342, Myślenice received its Magdeburg rights town charter, and it started to develop into a local commercial center. Among visitors who came here, were Mikolaj Rej, who wrote part of his Life of an Honest Man during his stay there; King Władysław II Jagiełło and Queen Jadwiga; German emperor Sigismund; and other personalities. In 1557, Myślenice came under the jurisdiction of Kraków castellans, who were much more concerned with their city. The town began to decline, and it was destroyed in the deluge. In 1772 (see Partitions of Poland), Myślenice was annexed by Austria, and until 1918, it belonged to the province of Galicia. After World War I, the town became part of the Second Polish Republic. On 22 January 1945, Myślenice was liberated by the troops of 38th Army of the 4th Ukrainian Front. Between 1975-1998 the city was part of the Kraków Voivodeship.

Twin towns – sister cities

Myślenice is twinned with:

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References

References

  1. "Liczba Mieszkańców".
  2. "Myślenice - Miasta partnerskie".

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