Alwernia Explained

Alwernia
Settlement Type:Town
Pushpin Map:Poland
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Coordinates:50.0619°N 19.5411°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Voivodeship
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Chrzanów
Subdivision Type3:Gmina
Subdivision Name3:Alwernia
Established Title:Town rights[1]
Established Date:1 October 1993
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Beata Nadzieja-Szpila
Area Footnotes:[2]
Area Total Km2:8.88
Elevation M:312
Population Footnotes:[3] [4]
Population As Of:30 June 2022
Population Total:3284
Population Density Km2:370
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Postal Code Type:Postal code[5]
Postal Code:32-566
Area Code Type:Area code[6]
Area Code:+48 12
Registration Plate Type:Number plates[7]
Registration Plate:KCH
Website:http://www.alwernia.pl

Alwernia is a town situated some 360NaN0 west of Kraków in the Chrzanów County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Poland. The town has an area of 8.88sqkm,[2] and as of June 2022 it has a population of 3,284.[3]

History

The name of the town is taken from that of the Franciscan hermitage of La Verna (Latin: Alvernia) in Tuscany, Italy. It was bestowed on the locality in 1616 by the castellan Krzysztof Koryciński. A monastery of the order of the Stigmata of Saint Francis of Assisi was built on high ground between 1625 and 1656. The church dates from the period between 1630 and 1676.

Below the monastery a settlement developed which in 1776 received the right to hold a market. In 1796 Alwernia is mentioned as being a small commercial and administrative centre.

After the Third Partition of Poland, the town became a part of the Austrian Empire, and since 1867 of Austria-Hungary. In the newly-reborn Poland, Alwernia administratively belonged to Kraków Voivodeship. After World War II, the town once again became a part of Kraków Voivodeship until 1998.

On 15 September 1993 Alwernia received its town charter.[1]

Economy

Chemical works "Alventa" is located in the town. The works was built in 1923–1924, in the interwar period. It mainly focuses on producing phosphorus and chromium compounds, as well as fertilizers.[8]

Transport

Road transport

Voivodeship road 780 directly passes through the town. The A4 motorway, which is a part of the European route E40, passes through the village of Rudno, located about 4km (02miles) north of the town.

Rail transport

The Trzebinia–Wadowice railway, opened in 1899, passes through the town, however in October 2002 passenger service ceased.[9] In 2017, a tourist draisine started operating on the closed railway.[10] The railway infrastructure manager in Poland, PKP Polskie Linie Kolejowe, is planning to reconstruct the railway.[11]

Tourist attractions and monuments

Alwernia's tourist attractions and monuments include:

External links

Notes and References

  1. Rozporządzenie Rady Ministrów z dnia 15 września 1993 r. w sprawie nadania niektórym miejscowościom statusu miasta . 1993 . 86 . 400 . 1993-09-15.
  2. Web site: Local Data Bank . bdl.stat.gov.pl . . 26 November 2022. Category K1, group G441, subgroup P1410. Data for territorial unit 1203014.
  3. Web site: Local Data Bank . bdl.stat.gov.pl . Statistics Poland . 23 February 2023. Category K3, group G7, subgroup P1336. Data for territorial unit 1203014.
  4. Web site: Local Data Bank . bdl.stat.gov.pl . Statistics Poland . 23 February 2023. Category K3, group G7, subgroup P2425. Data for territorial unit 1203014.
  5. Web site: Oficjalny Spis Pocztowych Numerów Adresowych . poczta-polska.pl . . 5, 1655 . Polish . PDF . 23 February 2023.
  6. Rozporządzenie Ministra Administracji i Cyfryzacji z dnia 30 października 2013 r. w sprawie planu numeracji krajowej dla publicznych sieci telekomunikacyjnych, w których świadczone są publicznie dostępne usługi telefoniczne . 2013 . 1281 . 2013-10-30.
  7. Rozporządzenie Ministra Infrastruktury z dnia 31 sierpnia 2022 r. w sprawie rejestracji i oznaczania pojazdów, wymagań dla tablic rejestracyjnych oraz wzorów innych dokumentów związanych z rejestracją pojazdów . 2022 . 1847 . 2022-08-31.
  8. Web site: Historia . alventa.com . Alventa SA . Polish . History . 26 November 2022.
  9. News: 7 October 2012 . Od dziesięciu lat nie jeżdżą tutaj pociągi . Polish . wadowiceonline.pl . Wadowice . 26 November 2022.
  10. Web site: O nas . About us . www.drezynyregulice.pl . Lokalna Kolej Drezynowa w Regulicach . Polish . 26 November 2022.
  11. Web site: Zamierzenia inwestycyjne na lata 2021–2030 z perspektywą do 2040 roku . plk-sa.pl . . 22 . Polish . PDF . 26 November 2022.