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Szczyrzyc

Coordinates: 49°47′N 20°11′E / 49.783°N 20.183°E / 49.783; 20.183
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Szczyrzyc
13th-century Cistercian abbey in Szczyrzyc
13th-century Cistercian abbey in Szczyrzyc
Szczyrzyc is located in Lesser Poland Voivodeship
Szczyrzyc
Szczyrzyc
Szczyrzyc is located in Poland
Szczyrzyc
Szczyrzyc
Coordinates: 49°47′N 20°11′E / 49.783°N 20.183°E / 49.783; 20.183
Country Poland
Voivodeship Lesser Poland
CountyLimanowa County
GminaGmina Jodłownik
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Area code+48 18
Car platesKLI

Szczyrzyc [ˈʂt͡ʂɨʐɨt͡s] (formerly Szczyrzyce[1]) is a village in Poland, located in the Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Limanowa County, Jodłownik Commune.

Geography

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Geographically it is located in the Beskid Wyspowy, in the Stradomka river valley. It lies approximately 4 kilometres (2 mi) west of Jodłownik, 20 km (12 mi) north-west of Limanowa, and 36 km (22 mi) south-east of the regional capital Kraków.

History

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Szczyrzyc is notable for its 13th-century Cistercian abbey (the Cistercians Abbey in Szczyrzyc). The village itself dates from the 14th century.

In the Kingdom of Poland and Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, Szczyrzyc was the seat of Szczyrzyc County - a large county, which stretched from the Vistula to the Tatras, and which was disbanded in 1772.

It is the birthplace of writer Władysław Orkan (b. 1875) and composer Zygmunt Konieczny (b. 1937).

Ecology

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It is one of the places where Polish Red cattle can still be found.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Chlebowski, Bronisław. 1890. Słownik geograficzny Królestwa Polskiego i innych krajów słowiańskich, vol. 11. Warsaw: Władisław Walewski, p. 875. (in Polish)
  2. ^ "Polish Red Cow - Arca del Gusto". Slow Food Foundation. Retrieved 2024-03-22.
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