Kocmyrzów

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Kocmyrzów
Village
Kocmyrzów is located in Poland
Kocmyrzów
Kocmyrzów
Coordinates: 50°7′44″N 20°7′43″E / 50.12889°N 20.12861°E / 50.12889; 20.12861
Country Poland
VoivodeshipLesser Poland
CountyKraków County
GminaKocmyrzów-Luborzyca
Population
(approx.)
700

Kocmyrzów [kɔt͡sˈmɨʐuf] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Kocmyrzów-Luborzyca, within Kraków County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately 16 km (10 mi) north-east of the regional capital Kraków.[1]

The village has an approximate population of 700.

History[]

As a result of the Partitions of Poland (1772–1795), the Galicia area and Kraków were attributed to the Habsburg Monarchy.[2] Kocmyrzów was in the Bezirkshauptmannschaft (powiat?) of Kraków area [3] when the post-office was opened in Austrian Galicia in 1878.

For more details, see the article Kingdom of Galicia and Lodomeria.

Austria KK 5 kreuzer stamp, cancelled at KOCMYRZOW in 1886

References[]

  1. ^ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
  2. ^ Atlas des peuples d'Europe centrale, André et Jean Sellier, 1991, p.88
  3. ^ Die postalischen Abstempelungen auf den österreichischen Postwertzeichen-Ausgaben 1867, 1883 und 1890, Wilhelm KLEIN, 1967


Coordinates: 50°7′44″N 20°7′43″E / 50.12889°N 20.12861°E / 50.12889; 20.12861


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