Knaj

{{Infobox settlement

| name = Knaj

| settlement_type = Village

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| image_skyline = POL Drogomyśl ul. Knajska (Knaj).JPG

| image_caption = Main street of the hamlet

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| subdivision_type = Country

| subdivision_name = {{flag icon|Poland}} Poland

| subdivision_type1 = Voivodeship

| subdivision_name1 = Silesian

| subdivision_type2 = County

| subdivision_name2 = Cieszyn

| subdivision_type3 = Gmina

| subdivision_name3 = Strumień

| coordinates = {{coord|49|52|32|N|18|43|51|E|region:PL|display=inline,title}}

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Knaj {{IPAc-pl|k|n|a|I}} is a hamlet of Drogomyśl in the administrative district of Gmina Strumień, within Cieszyn County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland.{{cite web |url=http://www.stat.gov.pl/broker/access/prefile/listPreFiles.jspa |title=Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal) |date=2008-06-01 |language=Polish}} It lies approximately {{convert|7|km|mi|0}} south of Strumień, {{convert|16|km|mi|0|abbr=on}} north-east of Cieszyn, and {{convert|46|km|mi|0|abbr=on}} 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.{{cite book | last = Mrózek | first = Robert | title = Nazwy miejscowe dawnego Śląska Cieszyńskiego |trans-title=Local names of former Cieszyn Silesia | publisher = Uniwersytet Śląski w Katowicach | year = 1984 | location = Katowice | pages = 91 | language = Polish |issn = 0208-6336}} In 1735 Knaj was adjoined to a Catholic parish in Pruchna. Later it became a part of the modern municipality of Drogomyśl.