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Zubrzyca Dolna

Coordinates: 49°32′N 19°41′E / 49.533°N 19.683°E / 49.533; 19.683
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Zubrzyca Dolna
Village
Our Lady of the Scapular church
Our Lady of the Scapular church
Location of Zubrzyca Dolna within Gmina Jabłonka
Location of Zubrzyca Dolna within Gmina Jabłonka
Zubrzyca Dolna is located in Poland
Zubrzyca Dolna
Zubrzyca Dolna
Coordinates: 49°32′N 19°41′E / 49.533°N 19.683°E / 49.533; 19.683
Country Poland
VoivodeshipLesser Poland
CountyNowy Targ
GminaJabłonka
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Vehicle registrationKNT
Voivodeship roads

Zubrzyca Dolna [zuˈbʐɨt͡sa ˈdɔlna] 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 of Jabłonka, 26 km (16 mi) west of Nowy Targ, and 62 km (39 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

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The area became part of Poland in the 10th or early 11th century, and later it passed to Hungary. In the late 19th century, Zubrzyca Dolna had a population of 934, with 91.1% of Poles.[2] It became again part of Poland following World War I.

References

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  1. ^ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) – TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
  2. ^ Słownik geograficzny Królestwa Polskiego i innych krajów słowiańskich, Tom XIV (in Polish). Warsaw. 1895. pp. 674–675.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)