Batowice (Lesser Poland Voivodeship)

The first information about the village dates back to 1344. Until the end of the 18th century, the village was the property of the Cracow bishops . In the XV century, a manor, a mill and an inn were built in the village. In 1676, the Polish king Jan III Sobieski established a customs post in the village. Since the 19th century, the village belonged to the canon M. Dubnitsky and after him - to the Benkovsky family. During the construction of the Krakow fortress at the end of the 19th century, the artillery fort 48 “Batowice” was built in the village. In the period between the two world wars, the railway line Krakow-Tunnel was laid through the village in 1934.

In 1973, the southern part of the village became part of Krakow and became part of the Krakow district of Nova Guta (now part of the Mistszewice district). In 1975-1998, the village was part of the Cracow Voivodeship.

Batowice received its name from Batowice cemetery , which today is located on the territory of the Kraków district of Prondnik-Chervona .

As of 2013, 488 people lived in the village.

2013 census data :

• Chapel built in the first half of the 17th century.
• The manor. Before the Second World War, there was a neurological hospital in the estate. During the Second World War, there was a school for girls in the estate. Currently, the home is a nursing home.

• Słownik geograficzny Królestwa Polskiego i innych krajów słowiańskich , t. 1, p. 117, 1880

• Główny Urząd Statystyczny - TERYT (Polish)
• Rozporządzenie Ministra Administracji i Cyfryzacji z dnia 13 grudnia 2012 r. w sprawie wykazu urzędowych nazw miejscowości i ich części. "Dziennik Ustaw". Nr 29, 2013-02-13. Ministerstwo Administracji i Cyfryzacji (Polish)