| Myślenice | |
| Pushpin Map: | Poland |
| Pushpin Label Position: | top |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | Voivodeship |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Myślenice |
| Subdivision Type3: | Gmina |
| Subdivision Name3: | Myślenice |
| Leader Party: | PiS |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Name: | Jarosław Szlachetka |
| Area Total Km2: | 30.1 |
| Population As Of: | 2021 |
| Population Total: | 17554[1] |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone: | CET |
| Utc Offset: | +1 |
| Timezone Dst: | CEST |
| Utc Offset Dst: | +2 |
| Coordinates: | 49.8347°N 19.9389°W |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Postal Code: | 32-400 |
| Blank Name: | Car plates |
| Blank Info: | KMY |
| Website: | http://www.myslenice.pl |
Myślenice is a town in southern Poland, situated in the Lesser Poland Voivodeship. The town is divided into six districts. One of them, Zarabie, is a popular local tourist destination. It is located behind the Raba river (Zarabie meaning "Beyond the (River) Raba"), and it has Chełm mountain, with a view tower, a landscape park and ski lifts.
Myślenice is located on the so-called Zakopianka Road, which is a popular name of the European route E77 road, connecting Kraków with Zakopane (the E77 itself separates itself from the Zakopianka at Rabka). Myślenice does not have a train station.
First mentions of Myślenice come from 1253 - 1258. At that time, it was a defensive settlement, with a castle and fortifications, designed to protect Kraków from the south. In 1342, Myślenice received its Magdeburg rights town charter, and it started to develop into a local commercial center. Among visitors who came here, were Mikolaj Rej, who wrote part of his Life of an Honest Man during his stay there; King Władysław II Jagiełło and Queen Jadwiga; German emperor Sigismund; and other personalities. In 1557, Myślenice came under the jurisdiction of Kraków castellans, who were much more concerned with their city. The town began to decline, and it was destroyed in the deluge. In 1772 (see Partitions of Poland), Myślenice was annexed by Austria, and until 1918, it belonged to the province of Galicia. After World War I, the town became part of the Second Polish Republic. On 22 January 1945, Myślenice was liberated by the troops of 38th Army of the 4th Ukrainian Front. Between 1975-1998 the city was part of the Kraków Voivodeship.
See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Poland.
