Falsztyn

Falsztyn

Falsztyn

Village in Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Poland


Falsztyn ([ˈfalʂtɨn]) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Łapsze Niżne, within Nowy Targ County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland, close to the border with Slovakia. It lies approximately 4 kilometres (2 mi) north-east of Łapsze Niżne, 20 km (12 mi) east of Nowy Targ, and 75 km (47 mi) south of the regional capital Kraków.[1]

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It is one of the 14 villages in the Polish part of the historical region of Spiš (Polish: Spisz). It was probably established in the 15th century. Construction of a local castle named Falkenstein (German Falken + stein) commenced in 1535.[2]


References

  1. "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
  2. Józef Nyka (2010). Pieniny. Przewodnik. Latchorzew. p. 59. ISBN 978-83-60078-09-9.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)



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