Stadła [ˈstadwa] (before 1964 Stadło) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Podegrodzie, within Nowy Sącz County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland.[1] It lies approximately 8 kilometres (5 mi) south-west of Nowy Sącz and 73 km (45 mi) south-east of the regional capital Kraków.
The village was first mentioned in 1469. In 1788 German-speaking Lutheran settled here in the course of Josephine colonization.[2] They built a church that became a religious centre for Lutherans living in other nearby Josephine colonies.
References
- ^ "Główny Urząd Statystyczny" [Central Statistical Office] (in Polish). Select Miejscowości (SIMC) tab, select fragment (min. 3 znaki), enter town name in the field below, click WYSZUKAJ (Search)
- ^ Lepucki, Henryk (1938). Działalność kolonizacyjna Marii Teresy i Józefa II w Galicji 1772-1790 : z 9 tablicami i mapą (in Polish). Lwów: Kasa im. J. Mianowskiego. pp. 163–165.