Nieciecza
Nieciecza [ɲeˈt͡ɕet͡ʂa] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Żabno, within Tarnów County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland.[1] It lies approximately 4 kilometres (2 mi) north-west of Żabno, 17 km (11 mi) north-west of Tarnów, and 66 km (41 mi) east of the regional capital Kraków.
Nieciecza | |
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Village | |
 Bruk-Bet company headquarters in Nieciecza | |
  Nieciecza | |
| Coordinates: 50°9′N 20°51′E | |
| Country | Poland |
| Voivodeship | Lesser Poland |
| County | Tarnów County |
| Gmina | Żabno |
| Population | 750 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Website | NIECIECZA.PL |
During the German invasion of Poland, which started World War II, a battle was fought in Nieciecza on 8 September 1939. 13 Polish soldiers of the 12th Infantry Regiment were killed in the battle.[2] There is a monument dedicated to the Polish defenders in the village.[2]
The village is the home of Termalica Bruk-Bet Nieciecza, a professional football club. The club was founded in 1922. In May 2015, after securing the second place in the I liga, the club reached the Ekstraklasa for the first time in its history. With Nieciecza's population of 750, it is the club from the smallest village in history to qualify to a top level football league in Europe and the only club from a village to qualify to the Polish top football league.
References
- "Central Statistical Office (GUS) – TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
- "Nieciecza - obelisk upamiętniających żołnierzy polskich poległych w bitwie we IX 1939 r." Miejsca pamięci narodowej (in Polish). Retrieved 19 April 2020.
