Krempachy

Krempachy
Village
Dursztyński Potok running through Krempachy village
Krempachy
Coordinates: 49°26′N 20°9′E / 49.433°N 20.150°E / 49.433; 20.150
Country  Poland
Voivodeship Lesser Poland
County Nowy Targ
Gmina Gmina Nowy Targ
First mentioned 1439
Elevation 600 m (2,000 ft)
Population 1,200
Website http://www.krempachy.ugnowytarg.pl/

Krempachy [krɛmˈpaxɨ], (Slovak: Krempachy, German: Krempach, Hungarian: Bélakorompa) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Nowy Targ, within Nowy Targ County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately 11 kilometres (7 mi) east of Nowy Targ and 72 km (45 mi) south of the regional capital Kraków.[1]

The village has a population of 1,200.

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 14th century but was first mentioned in a written document in 1439.[2]

Saint Martin Church

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. 75. ISBN 978-83-60078-09-9.

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Coordinates: 49°26′N 20°9′E / 49.433°N 20.150°E / 49.433; 20.150

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