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{{Infobox settlement
| name = Jeleśnia
| settlement_type = Village
| total_type =  
| image_skyline = Poland - Jelesnia, old inn.jpg
| image_caption = Old Inn in Jeleśnia
| image_flag =
| image_shield =
| image_map =
| subdivision_type = [[List of sovereign states|Country]]
| subdivision_name = {{POL}}
| subdivision_type1 = [[Voivodeships of Poland|Voivodeship]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Silesian Voivodeship|Silesian]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[Powiat|County]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Żywiec County|Żywiec]]
| subdivision_type3 = [[Gmina]]
| subdivision_name3 = [[Gmina Jeleśnia|Jeleśnia]]
| coordinates = {{coord|49|38|30|N|19|19|37|E|region:PL|display=title,inline}}
| pushpin_map = Poland
| pushpin_label_position = right
| elevation_m =
| population_total = 4098
| website =
}}
'''Jeleśnia''' {{IPAc-pl|j|e|'|l|e|ś|ń|a}} is a [[village]] in [[Żywiec County]], [[Silesian Voivodeship]], in southern Poland. It is the seat of the [[gmina]] (administrative district) called [[Gmina Jeleśnia]].{{TERYT}} It lies approximately {{convert|11|km|mi|0|abbr=on}} south-east of [[Żywiec]] and {{convert|72|km|mi|0|abbr=on}} south of the regional capital [[Katowice]]. The village belongs to [[Lesser Poland]]. Together with Żywiec, for hundreds of years it was administratively tied with the city of [[Kraków]]. Jeleśnia is located on two rivers, Sopotnia and Koszarawa, among the mountains and hills of [[Beskidy]]. The area of the gmina is 13,845 hectares, and it is largely covered by forests, with several protected areas, such as one around [[Pilsko]].

First written mentions of Jeleśnia come from the 16th century. At that time, the area of the village was sparsely populated, and local [[szlachta|noblemen]] would frequently fight each other, using gangs of [[highwayman|highwaymen]]. The area of the future Żywiec County belonged to the Komorowski family, then it was divided among other families, such as the Wielopolskis. Until 1772 (see [[Partitions of Poland]]), Jeleśnia belonged to [[Kraków Voivodeship (14th century – 1795)|Kraków Voivodeship]]. From 1772 to 1918, it was part of Austrian province of [[Galicia (Eastern Europe)|Galicia]]. In the [[Second Polish Republic]], Jeleśnia again belonged to Kraków Voivodeship. During the war, it was incorporated into the [[Third Reich]], and from 1945 to 1975, it returned to Kraków Voivodeship. In 1975 the village was transferred to [[Bielsko-Biała Voivodeship]], where it remained until 1 January 1999.

==References==
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== External links ==
* {{Commons-inline}}
* [http://www.sztetl.org.pl/en/city/jelesnia/ Jewish Community in Jeleśnia] on Virtual Shtetl

{{Gmina Jeleśnia}}

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[[Category:Villages in Żywiec County]]

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Jeleśnia - Revision history

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