| Knaj | |
| Settlement Type: | Village |
| Total Type: | |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Poland |
| Subdivision Type1: | Voivodeship |
| Subdivision Name1: | Silesian |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Cieszyn |
| Subdivision Type3: | Gmina |
| Subdivision Name3: | Strumień |
| Coordinates: | 49.8756°N 18.7308°W |
| Pushpin Map: | Poland |
| Pushpin Label Position: | right |
Knaj is a hamlet of Drogomyśl in the administrative district of Gmina Strumień, within Cieszyn County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland.[1] It lies approximately 7km (04miles) south of Strumień, 160NaN0 north-east of Cieszyn, and 460NaN0 south-west of the regional capital Katowice.
The settlement originated as a folwark (German: vorwerk), mentioned in 1722 as zum vorwerg Knay. It lies on the Knajka stream and on the southern outskirts of Kniejski Las (lit. Knaj's Forest). All this names are derived from a word knieja denoting a wild, dense forest.[2] In 1735 Knaj was adjoined to a Catholic parish in Pruchna. Later it became a part of the modern municipality of Drogomyśl.