Jawczyce | |
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Village | |
Coordinates: 49°57′N 20°11′E / 49.950°N 20.183°E | |
Country | Poland |
Voivodeship | Lesser Poland |
County | Wieliczka |
Gmina | Biskupice |
Jawczyce [jafˈt͡ʂɨt͡sɛ] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Biskupice, within Wieliczka County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately 4 kilometres (2 mi) south-east of Trąbki (the gmina seat), 10 km (6 mi) south-east of Wieliczka, and 22 km (14 mi) south-east of the regional capital Kraków.
Mounds at Jawczyce were described by Bishop Nankerus in 1322. Kurgan mounds dated to the Neolithic or Bronze Age included a burial of an elderly person, probably male. Some weapons and pottery fragments were also found in the tomb.
Coordinates: 49°57′00″N 20°11′00″E / 49.9500°N 20.1833°E