Iwkowa Explained

Iwkowa
Settlement Type:Village
Total Type: 
Subdivision Type1:Voivodeship
Subdivision Name1:Lesser Poland
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Brzesko
Subdivision Type3:Gmina
Subdivision Name3:Iwkowa
Coordinates:49.8167°N 54°W
Pushpin Map:Poland
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Population Total:2699

Iwkowa is a village in Brzesko County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Iwkowa. It lies approximately 18km (11miles) south of Brzesko and 530NaN0 south-east of the regional capital Kraków.[1]

The integral areas of the village are: Góry, Kąciny, Kozieniec, Nadole, Nagórze, Pagórek, Piekarzowo, Sołtysie, Zagrod.[2]

History

The settlement in the territory of the present village Iwkowa dates back to the Neolithic period, i.e., the Stone Age (c. 4000–1700 years BCE), when the first agricultural population appeared leading a sedentary life.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal) . 2008-06-01 . Polish.
  2. Web site: Główny Urząd Statystyczny.
  3. Web site: Historia - Iwkowa.