Lesznowola, Piaseczno County
Lesznowola is a village located in powiat Piaseczyński in the Masovian Voivodeship, Poland. It also seat of the rural commune ( gmina wiejska ).
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Geography
Lesznowola is located about 36 km south of Warsaw on the river Jeziorka.
History
The first written mention of Lesznowola dates from the year 1471. 1497 transmits Konrad III Rudy the village to his wife Anna Radziwiłłówna. 1526 was the village to the Polish crown. In the course of the third partition of Poland Lesznowola fell to Prussia. 1826 was the place under Russian rule. 1838 caused by the separation of the manor from the village Lesznowola three new villages, Janczewicze, Nowa Wola and Iwiczna. In 1848 had 1722 inhabitants, this year a church and a school Lesznowola is also mentioned for the first time. 1867, the congregation was dissolved. 1923 took a new Einklassen school on their operation. Between 1947 and 1955 a new school was built in the village. 1973 Lesznowola became a municipality again.
From 1975 - 1998 the village belonged to the Province of Warsaw.
Coat of arms
The coat of arms of the municipality consists of two parts on golden base. On the left side of a green dragon is depicted. This goes back to the Principality Czersk. The right side shows a woman in a red dress, in the right hand she holds three ears symbolize agriculture. In her left hand she holds a caduceus.
Community
Geography
The municipality has a surface area of 69.00 km ². 74 % of its territory is used for agriculture, 13 % is covered by forest.
History
1942 223 prisoners of the prison Pawiak were shot in Warsaw in the forest near Magdalenka. 1988-1989 were held preparatory talks for the Round Table Magdalenka between the then Interior Minister Czeslaw Kiszczak and Lech Wałęsa.
Sołectwa
The rural commune ( gmina wiejska ) Lesznowola consists of 22 Sołectwa ( Schulz offices ). These are Garbatka, Jabłonowo, Janczewice, Jazgarzewszczyzna, Lesznowola, Łazy, Łazy II, Magda Lenka, Marysin, Mroków, Nowa Wola, Nowa Iwiczna, Podolszyn, Stara Iwiczna, Stefanowo, Wilcza Góra, Władysławów, Wola Mrokowska, Wólka Kosowska, Zgorzała and Zamienie