Chocznia

Chocznia
Village
Church of the Nativity of Saint John the Baptist
Chocznia
Coordinates: 49°53′N 19°27′E
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Lesser Poland
County	Wadowice
Gmina	Wadowice
First mentioned	1355
Population
• Total	5,510

Chocznia [ˈxɔt͡ʂɲa] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Wadowice, within Wadowice County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately 4 kilometres (2 mi) west of Wadowice and 41 km (25 mi) south-west of the regional capital Kraków.[1]

The village was first mentioned in 1355, as a private village having its own 5-year old Catholic parish.[2]

References

1. "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
2. Truś, Radosław (2008). Beskid Mały. Przewodnik. Pruszków: Oficyna Wydawnicza „Rewasz“. p. 256. ISBN 978-83-89188-77-9.