Chocznia [ˈxɔt͡ʂɲa] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Wadowice, within Wadowice County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately 4 kilometres (2 mi) west of Wadowice and 41 km (25 mi) south-west of the regional capital Kraków.[1]
Chocznia | |
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Village | |
 Church of the Nativity of Saint John the Baptist | |
  Chocznia | |
| Coordinates: 49°53′N 19°27′E / 49.883°N 19.450°E | |
| Country |  Poland |
| Voivodeship | Lesser Poland |
| County | Wadowice |
| Gmina | Wadowice |
| First mentioned | 1355 |
| Population | |
| • Total | 5,510 |
The village was first mentioned in 1355, as a private village having its own 5-year old Catholic parish.[2]
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- ^ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
- ^ Truś, Radosław (2008). Beskid Mały. Przewodnik. Pruszków: Oficyna Wydawnicza „Rewasz“. p. 256. ISBN 978-83-89188-77-9.
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