The Polish community of Sułoszowa, which is situated in the Olkuska Upland less than 30 km northwest of Kraków and is home to approximately 6,000 people, has earned the nickname ‘Little Tuscany’ due to its peculiar topography.

Althоugh Sułоszоwa has been a village fоr a lоng time, it is оnly in recent times that it has begun tо garner wоrldwide interest, thanks tо the virality оf aerial pictures and films. The rural settlement’s peculiar layоut captivated milliоns оf peоple wоrldwide. Hundreds оf dwellings lined up оn either side оf a single street, which snaked thrоugh endless fields оf multicоlоred crоps. Accоrding tо the 2017 census, every single оne оf the 5,819 residents calls the 9-kilоmeter-lоng rоadway hоme.

In 2021, aerial images of Sułoszowa first gained popularity in Poland, but a video captured by a drone this month has captured the interest of people around the world. Aside from the peculiar appearance of the community set against the backdrop of agricultural country on all sides, the fact that everyone chose to build their homes along the main road rather than spreading outward also left onlookers in awe.

 

According to major international news agencies including as Mail Online and The Sun, Sułoszowa’s linear, one-street layout is ‘bizarre,’ yet according to Poles posting on national news websites, it’s just like any other Polish hamlet. From above, the sight of a single road cutting through a community looks even more remarkable, however it’s actually quite common in this central European country.

The layout is typical of a classic street hamlet, with one notable exception: the village is quite lengthy.

I need someone to tell me what this strange arrangement is. “Just another street,” another person remarked.