Lipnik, Bielsko-Biała
| Lipnik | |
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| Osiedle of Bielsko-Biała | |
Aerial view
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 Location of Lipnik within Bielsko-Biała |
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| Coordinates: 49°49′10″N 19°5′6″E / 49.81944°N 19.08500°ECoordinates: 49°49′10″N 19°5′6″E / 49.81944°N 19.08500°E | |
| Country |
 Poland
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| Voivodeship | Silesian |
| County/City | Bielsko-Biała |
| Area | |
| • Total | 8.9317 km2 (3.4485 sq mi) |
| Population (2006) | |
| • Total | 5,885 |
| • Density | 660/km2 (1,700/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
| Area code(s) | (+48) 033 |
Lipnik is a osiedle (district) of Bielsko-Biała, Silesian Voivodeship, southern Poland. The osiedle has an area of 8.9317 km2 and on December 31, 2006 had 5,885 inhabitants.
It is located in the east part of the city. Historically it was also subdivided into Lipnik Dolny (lower) and Lipnik Górny (upper).
The village was established in the late 13th century. It was first mentioned in 1326 in the register of Peter's Pence payment among Catholic parishes of Oświęcim deaconry of the Diocese of Kraków as Lipnik. The name was of Slavic origin, derived from tilia trees (Polish: lipa). Later the village was also known under German name of Kunzendorf, as it was later a part of a German language island around Bielsko (German: Bielitz-Bialaer Sprachinsel).
Politically the village belonged initially to the Duchy of Cieszyn and Castellany of Oświęcim, which was in 1315 formed in the process of feudal fragmentation of Poland into the Duchy of Oświęcim, ruled by a local branch of Silesian Piast dynasty. In 1327 the duchy became a fee of the Kingdom of Bohemia. In 1457 Jan IV of Oświęcim agreed to sell the duchy to the Polish Crown, and in the accompanying document issued on 21 February the village was mentioned as Lipnik. The territory of the Duchy of Oświęcim was eventually incorporated into Poland in 1564 and formed Silesian County of Kraków Voivodeship.
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