Ciechania

Ciechania
—  Village  —
Ciechania
Coordinates: 49°27′N 21°31′E / 49.45°N 21.517°E / 49.45; 21.517
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Subcarpathian
County	Jasło
Gmina	Krempna

Ciechania [t​͡ɕeˈxaɲa] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Krempna, within Jasło County, Subcarpathian Voivodeship, in south-eastern Poland, close to the border with Slovakia. It lies approximately 8 kilometres (5 mi) south of Krempna, 34 km (21 mi) south of Jasło, and 74 km (46 mi) south-west of the regional capital Rzeszów.^[1]

The village was founded by the Stadnicki family in 16th century. At the end of the World War II it was a strong defensive outpost of the German forces. During the Battle of the Dukla Pass it was destroyed. Up to 2006 there was a picturesque tourist track trough the Ciechania valley which was cloese by the authorithes of the Magura National Park.

References

1. ^ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01. http://www.stat.gov.pl/broker/access/prefile/listPreFiles.jspa. 

Coordinates: 49°27′N 21°31′E / 49.45°N 21.517°E / 49.45; 21.517