Zubrzyca_Górna

Zubrzyca Górna

Zubrzyca Górna

Village in Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Poland

Zubrzyca Górna [zuˈbʐɨt͡sa ˈɡurna] (Hungarian: Felsőzubrica) 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 11 kilometres (7 mi) north of Jabłonka, 29 km (18 mi) north-west of Nowy Targ, and 59 km (37 mi) south of the regional capital Kraków.[1]

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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

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 Górna had a population of 1,514, with 94.6% of Poles.[2] It became again part of Poland following World War I.

Museum

The Orava Ethnographic Park, an open-air museum, is located in the village.

References

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