THE PRIMARY SCHOOL ŚWIĄTNIKI GÓRNE – POLAND
Queen Jadwiga was the youngest daughter of Louis I of
Hungary and of Elizabeth of Bosnia .In 1384 Jadwiga was
officially
crowned "king" of Poland (Polish law had no
provision for a female ruler). Her coronation took place at
the Wawel Cathedral in Krakow.
There are many legends that correspond to the Queen
Jadwiga. We would like to present two of them.
First one is the well-known legend connected with Świątniki
Górne - once called “Górki”
It says that Queen Jadwiga coming from Hungary to Kraków
saw the city for the very first time from the mountain of
Świątniki, and that a broken carriage was fixed by local
blacksmiths.
The Queen was very tired and she wanted to rest so she
decided to spend the night in the village. People were very