Półwieś, Lesser Poland Voivodeship


Półwieś is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Spytkowice, within Wadowice County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, southern Poland. It lies approximately north-east of Wadowice and west of the regional capital Kraków, on the national road No. 44 Kraków - Gliwice. The village has a population of 525.

History

The settlement was founded in the 13th century, until the mid-15th century it belonged to the knight and nobleman Nicholas Saszowski of Gierałtowice, who sold it on to the Cistercian monastery in. The Cistercian monastery held possession of the village until the end of the 18th century.
In the years 1975–1998, the village was located in the Bielsko province.
Until December 31, 2006, the village was part of the administrative district of Gmina Brzeźnica.