Straconka, Bielsko-Biała

[1] It is located in the south-east part of the city, in the valley of the Straconka stream, on the western slopes of the Little Beskids.

[2] The first inhabitants were Lutherans from Lipnik, named Hoffman and Protzner.

Upon the First Partition of Poland in 1772, it became part of the Austrian Kingdom of Galicia.

[3] In the second half of the 19th century, the village became a resort destination, not only for the nearby Bielsko residents, whereas the local inhabitants most often worked in the textile industry in Bielsko and Biała.

[4] After World War I and the fall of Austria-Hungary, it became part of Poland.