Jasienica | |
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Village | |
 Village's centre seen from air | |
 Coat of arms | |
  Jasienica | |
| Coordinates: 49°48′46″N 18°55′14″E / 49.81278°N 18.92056°E | |
| Country | Poland |
| Voivodeship | Silesian |
| County | Bielsko |
| Gmina | Jasienica |
| First mentioned | 1305 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Bronisław Szalbot |
| Area | |
| • Total | 11.718 km2 (4.524 sq mi) |
| Population (2016) | |
| • Total | 5,242 |
| • Density | 450/km2 (1,200/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 43-385 |
| Car plates | SBI |
| Website | http://www.jasienica.pl |
Jasienica [jaɕɛˈnit͡sa] is a village and the seat of Gmina Jasienica, Bielsko County, Silesian Voivodeship, southern Poland. It is located in the Silesian Foothills and in the historical region of Cieszyn Silesia.
The Polish name is of topographic origins and is derived from ash trees (Polish: jesion, locally jasień).[1] German name Heinzendorf is a composition of a personal name Heinz and dorf (German: a village).
- ^ Mrózek, Robert (1984). Nazwy miejscowe dawnego Śląska Cieszyńskiego [Local names of former Cieszyn Silesia] (in Polish). Katowice: Uniwersytet Śląski w Katowicach. p. 81. ISSN 0208-6336.