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The Best Attractions In Czchow

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Czchów [t͡ʂxuf] is a town in Brzesko County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Poland, with 2,205 inhabitants . It lies on the Dunajec river, and along National Road Nr. 75. In the period 1928 - 2000, Czchów was a village. The history of Czchów dates back to the time when this part of Poland probably belonged to Great Moravia. Some sources claim that the very name of the town is of Czech origin, as in the documents from the 13th century, it was spelled Czechou, Cechou, and Cehiov. According to Jan Długosz, among first residents of the settlements were Germans, captured by King Bolesław Chrobry during his wars with the Holy Roman Empire. In 1280, Prince...
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  • 1. Czchow Castle Czchow
    Czchów [t͡ʂxuf] is a town in Brzesko County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Poland, with 2,205 inhabitants . It lies on the Dunajec river, and along National Road Nr. 75. In the period 1928 - 2000, Czchów was a village. The history of Czchów dates back to the time when this part of Poland probably belonged to Great Moravia. Some sources claim that the very name of the town is of Czech origin, as in the documents from the 13th century, it was spelled Czechou, Cechou, and Cehiov. According to Jan Długosz, among first residents of the settlements were Germans, captured by King Bolesław Chrobry during his wars with the Holy Roman Empire. In 1280, Princess Kinga of Poland met here with Prince of Kraków, Leszek Czarny to discuss a conflict among Piast princes. At that time the village of Czc...
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  • 2. Gorczanski Park Narodowy Nowy Targ
    Gorce National Park is a national park in Lesser Poland Voivodeship, southern Poland. It covers central and northeastern parts of the Gorce Mountains, which are part of the Western Beskids . The first steps to protect this land go back to 1927, when a forest reserve was set up on land owned by Count Ludwik Wodzicki of Poręba Wielka. The National Park was created in 1981, then covering 23.9 square kilometres. Today, the area of the park has grown to 70.3 km2 , of which 65.91 km² is forested. The area of the protective zone around the park is 166.47 km². The park lies within Limanowa County and Nowy Targ County, and has its headquarters in Poręba Wielka. The Gorce range is dominated by arched peaks and river valleys which cut into the range. There are a few small caves and obviously - se...
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  • 4. Trzy Korony Summit Sromowce Nizne
    Trzy Korony is the summit of the Three Crowns Massif, an independent portion of a range called Pieniny Mountains in the south of Poland. Trzy Korony forms the central part of a compact group of connected mountains known as Pieniny Środkowe, consisting mainly of the limestone and dolomite rock strata. Trzy Korony is located within the Pieniny National Park in Lesser Poland Voivodeship.The summit is separated from the surrounding peaks by the Wyżni Łazek Pass, descending into deep valleys with streams surrounded by forested slopes. The Three Crowns consists of five sharp peaks, made of resistant limestone. The highest of the peaks is called Okrąglica. It stands 982 meters above sea level. At the top of Okrąglica there is an observation platform complete with metal barriers built for the...
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  • 7. Czorsztyn Castle Czorsztyn
    Lake Czorsztyn is a man-made reservoir on the Dunajec river, southern Poland, between the Pieniny and the Gorce Mountains. It owes its existence to a dam, which is located in the village of Niedzica. The dam itself was completed in 1995. Its measurements are: 56 metres high, 400 metres long and 7 metres wide on top. The lake has the area ranging from 4.15 square kilometres to 13.35 square kilometres . Usually, its area is approximately 11 square kilometres , with the length of 9 kilometres and width of 1.5 kilometres . Maximum depth is 50 metres , and average depth is 17.6 metres . Total length of the shoreline is 29.7 kilometres . Below the dam there is a much smaller Sromowce Lake, which regulates the water level of Czorsztyn Lake. Main purpose of the reservoir is to prevent floods in th...
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