Jawornik

Jawornik lies on the upper reaches of the Głogoczówka, also called the Jaworniczanka or Zakręty here. The Jawornik Syberia bus stop is in the village, in the municipality of Myślenice. The village’s history includes a relocated wooden parish church, a chapel connected with a church fire in 1904, and memorial sites with specific historical dates.

The three-storey tower of the “Kościół Parafialny pw. Podwyższenia Krzyża Świętego” church in Jawornik is listed in the heritage register. Another trace of church history is the wooden parish church “Kościół Parafialny pw. Znalezienia i Podwyższenia Krzyża św.” It dates from the 17th century and was relocated to Kraków-Krzesławice in 1982. The tower, enclosure, and surrounding trees remained at its historic site. This makes it possible to explore the history of the building and the village through the different elements that have survived, without confusing the relocated church with what remained at its former site.

The parish is also mentioned in historical records: it and its priest, ks. Mikołaj, appear in the 1325 church tax register. The entry connects the village’s name with a specific person and year. It helps place Jawornik’s church history in context beyond individual buildings.

At the cemetery entrance stands a freestanding wayside chapel with a statue of Saint Stanislaus on a pedestal erected in 1907. Its inscription recalls the old church of Saint Stanislaus, which burned down on 2 June 1904. It also states that the statue was erected on 8 May 1907 using contributions from the local parish community. The date of the fire, the construction of the pedestal, and the inscription are all part of a clearly defined history of this site.

The chapel in Bugaj, Jawornik, has its own story. The Feliks family had it built in 1908 in gratitude for their daughter Anna’s recovery from an illness. In spring 2002, the residents of Bugaj rebuilt the chapel at its original location. The accounts describe both its origins with a family and its later reconstruction by the residents of Bugaj.

The monument to the murdered residents stands at the site of the crime, beside the road toward Sułkowice. It bears the names of twelve people who were killed in the crime on 6 April 1944. This memorial site represents a different part of the village’s history from its churches and chapels; the date and number of people killed remain closely connected with the monument.

More pages about nearby places: Glichów, Dobczyce, Wiśniowa, Myslenice, Krzczonów, Osieczany, Stróza, Pcim.

What happened to the wooden parish church from the 17th century?

It was relocated to Kraków-Krzesławice in 1982. The tower, enclosure, and surrounding trees remained at its historic site.

What does the wayside chapel at the cemetery entrance commemorate?

Its inscription recalls the old church of Saint Stanislaus, which burned down on 2 June 1904, and gives 8 May 1907 as the date the statue was erected using contributions from the local parish community.

What is inscribed on the monument to the murdered residents?

It bears the names of twelve people who were killed in the crime on 6 April 1944. The monument stands at the site of the crime, beside the road toward Sułkowice.

For the wider travel guide: Myślenice.