Zakliczyn
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 Zakliczyn
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| Coordinates: 49°51′N 20°49′E / 49.850°N 20.817°E | ||
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 Poland
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| Voivodeship | Lesser Poland | |
| County | Tarnów | |
| Gmina | Zakliczyn | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor | Jerzy Soska | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 4.02 km2 (1.55 sq mi) | |
| Population (2006) | ||
| • Total | 1,556 | |
| • Density | 390/km2 (1,000/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| Postal code | 32-840 | |
| Car plates | KTA | |
Zakliczyn [zaˈklʲit͡ʂɨn] is a town in Tarnów County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Poland, with 1,558 inhabitants (2006). Zakliczyn, which lies on the right bank of the Dunajec river, had town rights from 1557 to 1934, and regained them on January 1, 2006. It lies in the valley of the Dunajec, surrounded by wooded hills 300 to 500 metres (984 to 1,640 feet) above sea level. Zakliczyn has a town hall, located in a spacious market square, one of the largest in the province, at 100 by 170 metres (328 by 558 feet). The town was originally called Opatkowice; its name was changed in 1558, in honor of the village of Zakliczyn, Myślenice County, which was ancient seat of the Jordan family, Trąby coat of arms.
In 2008, Zakliczyn was selected with 19 villages of Europe (Germany, Poland, Italy and Spain) for the Spanish documentary film Pueblos de Europa ("Villages of Europe"), produced by Juan Frutos.
The history of Zakliczyn dates back to 1105, when a settlement called Dunaiz was mentioned in a document of papal legate Gilles de Paris. According to the document, the settlement had since 1086 belonged to the Tyniec Benedictine Abbey. In 1215, the village of Opatkowice was mentioned in a document of Bishop of Kraków, Wincenty Kadłubek. At that time, Opatkowice administratively was under the jurisdiction of a starosta from Czchów. By 1326, the village already had a parish church, and in the 14th century, Opatkowice developed, thanks to its location on the Dunajec river merchant route from Tarnów to Stary Sącz and further on, to the Kingdom of Hungary. Weekly fairs at Opatkowice attracted merchants from other towns in the area, such as Bobowa, Ciężkowice, Tuchów, and Wojnicz. In ca. 1340, the church at Opatkowice had 465 parishioners. The village still belonged to the Tyniec abbey.
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