Laskowa, Limanowa County

For other places with the same name, see Laskowa.

Laskowa
Village
Church
Laskowa
Coordinates: 49°45′46″N 20°27′8″E
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Lesser Poland
County	Limanowa
Gmina	Laskowa
Highest elevation	760 m (2,490 ft)
Lowest elevation	340 m (1,120 ft)
Population	3,140[1]

Laskowa [lasˈkɔva] (feminine noun) is a village in Limanowa County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Laskowa. It is located approximately 8 kilometres (5 mi) north of Limanowa and 50 km (31 mi) south-east of the regional capital Kraków.[2]

Tourism

Historic small manor house from XVII c.

• Marked trails of Island Beskids
• Three hotels
• T-bar lift
• Chair lift

Name

A local tale suggests that a king and his people found a hazel forest here, and he ordered the village to be built, calling it "wieś Laskowa" literally village of hazel.

Laskowa is a feminine noun, that sounds like adjective, means something related to:

• Polish "laska" literally stick (as in e.g. walking stick, stick of rock, or stick of dynamite) or gal.
• Polish "laskowy orzech" literally hazelnut.

People connected with Laskowa

• Józef Joniec - born in Laskowa
• Pat Sajak - his paternal grandfather was born in Laskowa.

References

1. "Wieś Laskowa (Małopolskie) » mapy, GUS, nieruchomości, noclegi, atrakcje, kod pocztowy, regon, wypadki drogowe, kierunkowy, edukacja, demografia, zabytki, statystyki, tabele, linie kolejowe".
2. "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.