Brzeszcze

Brzeszcze is a town in Oswiecim County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship in southern Poland, near Oswiecim. As of 2006, Brzeszcze has approximately 12,000 residents. The history of the town dates back to the 15th century, and it turned into in all likelihood based through Flemish settlers. Brzeszcze lies alongside nearby roads nr. 933 and nr. 949 and its call come from the brzost bushes, which as soon as had been abundant within the Sola river valley. In the past the metropolis changed into spelled Brescia, Breszcze, Brescze, Brzeszce, and Brzesczye. First documented point out of Brzeszcze comes from 1438, while the village became part of the Duchy of Oswiecim, a price of the Kingdom of Bohemia.

In 1457 Jan 5 of Oswiecim agreed to sell the duchy to the Polish Crown, and within the accompanying document issued on 21 February the village changed into referred to as Brzescze. The territory of the Duchy of Oswiecim was sooner or later incorporated into Poland in 1564 and formed Silesian County of Krakow Voivodeship. For centuries Brzeszcze remained a small, non public village, which belonged to Polish kings, who leased it to participants of the Aristocracy.