Kocmyrzów
| Kocmyrzów | |
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| Village | |
  Kocmyrzów | |
| Coordinates: 50°7′44″N 20°7′43″E / 50.12889°N 20.12861°E | |
| Country |
 Poland |
| Voivodeship | Lesser Poland |
| County | Kraków County |
| Gmina | Kocmyrzów-Luborzyca |
| Population (approx.) | 700 |
Kocmyrzów [kɔt͡sˈmɨʐuf] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Kocmyrzów-Luborzyca, within Kraków County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately 16 km (10 mi) north-east of the regional capital Kraków.[1]
The village has an approximate population of 700.
History
As a result of the Partitions of Poland (1772–1795), the Galicia area and Kraków were attributed to the Habsburg Monarchy.[2] Kocmyrzów was in the Bezirkshauptmannschaft (powiat?) of Kraków area [3] when the post-office was opened in Austrian Galicia in 1878.
For more details, see the article Kingdom of Galicia and Lodomeria.
Austria KK 5 kreuzer stamp, cancelled at KOCMYRZOW in 1886
References
- ↑ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
- ↑ Atlas des peuples d'Europe centrale, André et Jean Sellier, 1991, p.88
- ↑ Die postalischen Abstempelungen auf den österreichischen Postwertzeichen-Ausgaben 1867, 1883 und 1890, Wilhelm KLEIN, 1967
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Coordinates: 50°7′44″N 20°7′43″E / 50.12889°N 20.12861°E
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