Ciężkowice

Ciężkowice
Panorama of the town
Ciężkowice
Coordinates: 49°48′N 20°58′E / 49.800°N 20.967°E / 49.800; 20.967
Country Poland
VoivodeshipLesser Poland
CountyTarnów
GminaCiężkowice
First mentioned1125
City rights1348-1934, 1998
Government
  MayorJowita Jurkiewicz-Drąg (PSL)
Area
  Total
9.99 km2 (3.86 sq mi)
Population
 (31 December 2021)
  Total
2,444
  Density240/km2 (630/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
33-190
Area code+48 14
Car platesKTA
Websitehttp://www.ciezkowice.pl

Ciężkowice [t͡ɕɛ̃ʂkɔˈvʲit͡sɛ] is a town in Tarnów County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Poland, with 2,444 inhabitants as of December 2021. It lies in the Ciężkowice Foothills, on the Biała river. The town is located on regional road nr. 977, it also has a rail station (Bogoniowice - Ciężkowice), on a line which goes from Tarnów to the Slovak border crossing at Leluchów. Ciężkowice is home to a sports club Ciężkowianka, founded in 1948.