Kiczory
Village
Coat of arms of Kiczory
Kiczory is located in Poland
Kiczory
Kiczory
Location in Poland
Kiczory is located in Lesser Poland Voivodeship
Kiczory
Kiczory
Kiczory (Lesser Poland Voivodeship)
Coordinates: 49°32′43″N 19°32′43″E / 49.54528°N 19.54528°E / 49.54528; 19.54528
Country Poland
VoivodeshipLesser Poland
CountyNowy Targ
GminaLipnica Wielka
Elevation
750 m (2,460 ft)
Population
  Total500
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Vehicle registrationKNT

Kiczory [kiˈt͡ʂɔrɨ] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Lipnica Wielka, 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. 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). 2008-06-01.


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