Lipnica Mała
Lipnica Mała | |
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Village | |
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Coordinates: 49°30′39″N 19°38′14″E / 49.51083°N 19.63722°E | |
Country | ![]() |
Voivodeship | Lesser Poland |
County | Nowy Targ |
Gmina | Jabłonka |
Population | 2,900 |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Vehicle registration | KNT |
Lipnica Mała [lipˈnit͡sa ˈmawa] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Jabłonka, within Nowy Targ County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland, close to the border with Slovakia. It lies approximately 6 kilometres (4 mi) north-west of Jabłonka, 28 km (17 mi) west of Nowy Targ, and 65 km (40 mi) south of the regional capital Kraków.[1]
The village lies in the drainage basin of the Black Sea (through Orava, Váh and Danube rivers), in the historical region of Orava (Polish: Orawa).
History
[edit]The area became part of Poland in the 10th or early 11th century, and later it passed to Hungary. In 1880, the village had a predominantly Polish population of 1,614.[2] It became again part of Poland following World War I.
References
[edit]- ^ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 1 June 2008.
- ^ Słownik geograficzny Królestwa Polskiego i innych krajów słowiańskich, Tom V (in Polish). Warsaw. 1884. p. 272.
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