Tucznawa (until 1960 called Tuczna Baba) is a district of the city of Dàbrowa Górnicza, in Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It was included within city limits in 1977. It is located south-east of the city centre and along the route Dàbrowa Górnicza â Zawiercie. Its neighbouring districts are: Sikorka and Bugaj. Tucznawa itself is divided into a few smaller parts: Smardz, Piaski, Rogatka, New Bugaj and Przymiarki (some sources recognize the last as a separate district). The majority of buildings in the district are single-family homes of country temper, with neighbouring gardens.
The original name of the district (village) is Tuczno Baba (Tuczno Baba) or Tuczna Baba (which means fat woman). The first records about the village are from 1298. In the late 13th century, it was a part of the parish in Sà Âawków. It had stayed in that parish until 1495, when it was moved to the newly arisen parish in Chruszczobród. Tucznawa was mentioned in Liber Beneficiorum Dioecesis Cracoviensis by Polish medieval chronicler, Jan Dà Âugosz. In the mid-15th century it was a property of bishops of Kraków and it was a part of clavis Slavcoviensis (bishop's estates of Sà Âawków) until 1790. Within the Kingdom of Poland, it was administratively located in the Kraków Voivodeship in the Lesser Poland Province of the Polish Crown.
The railroad of WarsawâÂÂVienna railway (Kolej Warszawsko-Wiedeà Âska) runs through the district (the closest station is Dàbrowa Górnicza Sikorka).
Since 1912 Tucznawa had been a part of à Âosieà  commune and after World War II it became a part of Zàbkowice common. In 1975 it had been attached to the town of Zàbkowice and later it was attached to Dàbrowa Górnicza on 1 February 1977.
The Volunteer fire department of Tucznawa was established in August 1928. On 9 September the first fire group consisting of 41 volunteer members was created. In 1953 the local fire department (OSP) received its first banner funded by inhabitants of the village (with the title Tuczna Baba). In 1978 to celebrate 50 years of activity, the OSP received a new banner.
In September 1939, during the German invasion of Poland, which started World War II, German troops committed a massacre of 14 Polish boy scouts from nearby Ogrodzieniec and ZÃ Âoty Potok in the settlement (see Nazi crimes against the Polish nation). The town was afterwards occupied by Germany until 1945.
On 19 January 1985 Stanisà Âaw Nowak, the bishop of CzÃÂstochowa founded a parish of Tucznawa dedicated to the Transfiguration. The first parish priest was Stanisà Âaw Sikorski.
There is a small chapel from the 19th century located in the centre of the district. Its construction is partially wooden and partially built of stone. In February 1863 a small detachment of insurgents had a camp near that chapel. Their task was to demount the railway track in order to break communication. The number of inhabitants helped them in the action.
In the area of Primary School No 23 there are remains of monument commemorating aviator major Ludwik Idzikowski. The monument was uncovered on 17 July 1929. During the World War II it was destroyed by German Nazi soldiers. Only the stone and a board remained. In 2010 the monument was rebuilt.
Inscriptions on the plaque on the front side of the monument tell:
<div class="center"> For the glory <br/> of Poland's name<br/> he died during his flight<br/> over Atlantic<br/> on 13 July 1929<br/> </div>
The Trzebyczka river flows through Tucznawa. Water in this small stream appears only after a heavy rain and during melt in spring. However, the underground water streams cause undermining of the main street which is a significant problem of the district.
The theatrical and film actor Czesà Âaw Przybyà Âa had been born and was buried in Tucznawa. Contemporary Królewska Street (Royal Street) was a section of old âÂÂbishop roadâ connecting Siewierz to Sà Âawków and Kraków.
The relics of Saint Faustyna Kowalska are stored in the church of Tucznawa.
Tucznawa has its own football club, named UKS Zagà ÂÃÂbiak Tucznawa. Currently it plays in B-class (sub-area of Sosnowiec). The club plays its matches at the local stadium.