Piekielnik
Piekielnik | |
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Village | |
Church of Saint James the Apostle | |
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Coat of arms | |
Piekielnik | |
| Coordinates: 49°28′N 19°46′E / 49.467°N 19.767°E | |
| Country | Poland |
| Voivodeship | Lesser Poland |
| County | Nowy Targ |
| Gmina | Czarny Dunajec |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Vehicle registration | KNT |
Piekielnik [pjɛˈkʲɛlnik] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Czarny Dunajec, within Nowy Targ County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland, close to the border with Slovakia.[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
The area became part of Poland in the 10th or early 11th century, and later it passed to Hungary. In the late 19th century, Piekielnik had a population of 1,548, with 88.1% of Poles.[2] It became again part of Poland following World War I.
References
- ^ "Główny Urząd Statystyczny" [Central Statistical Office] (in Polish). To search: Select "Miejscowości (SIMC)" tab, select "fragment (min. 3 znaki)" (minimum 3 characters), enter town name in the field below, click "WYSZUKAJ" (Search).
- ^ Słownik geograficzny Królestwa Polskiego i innych krajów słowiańskich, Tom VII (in Polish). Warsaw. 1886. p. 934.
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