Lipnica Mała

Lipnica Mała
Village
Saint Stephen church
Lipnica Mała
Coordinates: 49°30′39″N 19°38′14″E
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Lesser Poland
County	Nowy Targ
Gmina	Jabłonka
Population	3,673
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Vehicle registration	KNT

Lipnica Mała [lipˈnit͡sa ˈmawa] 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-west of Jabłonka, 28 km (17 mi) west of Nowy Targ, and 65 km (40 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

The area became part of Poland in the 10th or early 11th century, and later it passed to Hungary. In 1880, the village had a predominantly Polish population of 1,614.[2] It became again part of Poland following World War I.

References

1. "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 1 June 2008.
2. Słownik geograficzny Królestwa Polskiego i innych krajów słowiańskich, Tom V (in Polish). Warsaw. 1884. p. 272.