Kęty, Industrial municipality in Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Poland
Kęty is an industrial municipality in Lesser Poland that sits in the foothills region with housing and manufacturing zones woven together throughout the area. The town developed around factories and has grown into a compact settlement with mixed residential and production spaces.
The settlement received its first written record in 1277 when a regional prince confirmed its founding status. Over centuries it grew gradually before becoming an important manufacturing center in the 1900s.
The name comes from the Polish word 'kąt', meaning corner, reflecting how the settlement sits in a bend of the region's geography. Local identity remains tied to the industrial work that shapes daily life and community bonds here.
The area is served by roads and public transit connecting residential areas to industrial zones. Visiting early in the day gives you a better sense of the place when local activity is most visible on the streets.
The local aluminum factory recycles and processes tons of recycled material each year, sending finished products to customers across many countries. This recycling capability makes it one of the more environmentally-focused industrial operations in the region.
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