Laskowa, Limanowa County

Laskowa is a village in Limanowa County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina called Gmina Laskowa.

Tourism

Marked trails of Island Beskids
Three hotels
T-bar lift
Chair lift

Name

A local tale suggests that a king and his people found a hazel forest here, and he ordered the village to be built, calling it "wieś Laskowa" literally village of hazel.
Laskowa is a feminine noun, that sounds like adjective, means something related to:

Polish "laska" literally stick or gal.
Polish "laskowy orzech" literally hazelnut.

People connected with Laskowa

Józef Joniec, Polish Roman Catholic priest - born in Laskowa
Pat Sajak, American television personality - his paternal grandfather was born in Laskowa