Pławowice

Pławowice
Pławowice
Coordinates: 50°11′N 20°25′E / 50.183°N 20.417°E / 50.183; 20.417
Country Poland
VoivodeshipLesser Poland
CountyProszowice
GminaNowe Brzesko
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Area code+48 12
Car platesKPR

Pławowice [pwavɔˈvit͡sɛ] is a hamlet lying within the Voivodeship of Małopolska and the County of Proszowice. The river Szreniawa runs alongside Pławowice and its municipal capital of Nowe Brzesko is found 5 km away in the direction of Kraków. At present its population stands at 270 persons. While relatively small and numbering few houses the hamlet boasts a 19th-century palace. The Palace of Pławowice or ‘Pałac Pławowice’ dates back to 1805 and contains within its boundaries a 15ha landscaped park and lake complex as well as its own chapel where mass is held to this day.