Szczyrzyc

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Geography

Geographically it is located in the Beskid Wyspowy, in the Stradomka river valley. It lies approximately Script error: No such module "convert". west of Jodłownik, Script error: No such module "convert". north-west of Limanowa, and Script error: No such module "convert". south-east of the regional capital Kraków.

History

Szczyrzyc is notable for its 13th-century Cistercian abbey (the Cistercians Abbey in Szczyrzyc). The village itself dates from the 14th century.

In the Kingdom of Poland and Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, Szczyrzyc was the seat of Szczyrzyc County - a large county, which stretched from the Vistula to the Tatras, and which was disbanded in 1772.

It is the birthplace of writer Władysław Orkan (b. 1875) and composer Zygmunt Konieczny (b. 1937).

Ecology

It is one of the places where Polish Red cattle can still be found.[2]

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