Czerna, Lesser Poland Voivodeship

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Czerna is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Krzeszowice, within Kraków County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately 5 km north of Krzeszowice and 26 km north-west of the regional capital Kraków. The village is located in the historical region of Lesser Poland.

Sights

The local landmark is the Monastery of Discalced Carmelites with the Saint Elijah church founded by noblewoman Agnieszka Tęczyńska. There is also a grave of Polish General of the November Uprising Aleksander Błędowski, funded by his friend, General Stanisław Klicki.

Demographics

Religions: Roman Catholicism, Jehovah's Witnesses (1%). In 1870, the village had a population of 642.

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