Biecz County (Polish: powiat biecki) was an administrative unit (powiat) of both the Kingdom of Poland and the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth. With its seat in the town of Biecz, it was part of Kraków Voivodeship. Biecz County existed from the second half of the 14th century, until the first partition of Poland in 1772.
In the early Kingdom of Poland, the ancient town of Biecz was the seat of a castellany. In the 14th century, when castellanies were replaced by counties, the expansive Biecz County was created, one of seven such units of Kraków Voivodeship. Apart from Biecz itself, it included such towns, as Jasło, Gorlice, Dukla and Ciezkowice. In the 17th century, Biecz County had 11 towns and 264 villages, with an area of 2,300 km2 (890 sq mi).
In 1772, following first partition of Poland, Biecz was annexed by the Habsburg Empire. The county was disbanded by Austrian authorities in 1783.
BieczCounty (Polish: powiat biecki) was an administrative unit (powiat) of both the Kingdom of Poland and the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth. With its...
Biecz (Polish pronunciation: ['bʲɛt͡ʂ] ) (German: Beitsch) is a town and municipality in southeastern Poland, in Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Gorlice County...
to Lesser Poland, and until the Partitions of Poland it was part of BieczCounty, Kraków Voivodeship. The town lies on the Jasiołka river, at the foot...
other towns in the county are Biecz, lying 12 km (7 mi) north-east of Gorlice, and Bobowa, 18 km (11 mi) west of Gorlice. The county covers an area of...
Gmina Biecz is an urban-rural gmina (administrative district) in Gorlice County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. Its seat is the town of...
During the course of history, there existed three separate castles in Biecz. Currently, only the ruins of one of these remain. Of the other two castles...
announced on 2 July 1583, at the market square in Biecz. Osiek, which until 1772 was part of BieczCounty, Krakow Voivodeship, remained a small town. According...
villages are: Biecz, a town of 5,000, once the seat of a county, incorporated in 1257, Chęciny, a village now, once the seat of a county, with a royal...
neighbouring counties: Warsaw West County, Nowy Dwór County, Legionowo County, Wołomin County, Mińsk County, Otwock County, Piaseczno County, Pruszków County and...
Gmina Biecz, within Gorlice County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately 6 kilometres (4 mi) north-west of Biecz, 15 km...
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