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Czarny Dunajec (river)
The Czarny Dunajec is a river in southern Poland (Lesser Poland Voivodeship), in the Vistula basin. Course The Wyżni Chochołowski Potok is considered the source of the Czarny Dunajec river. It flows out at an altitude of about under Volovec in the Western Tatras. After the merger with the Jarząbcze Potok, the Chochołowski Potok is formed, called Siwa Woda in the lower part. It is the middle course of Czarny Dunajec. In Roztoki (part of the village of Witów), Siwa Woda connects with Kirowa Woda and the lower course of the Czarny Dunajec begins here. The Czarny Dunajec flows through Podhale, initially to the north-west, between Pogórze Gubałowskie and Orawicko-Witowskie Wierchy, then north through the Orava-Nowy Targ Basin. It makes a wide arc and flows to the east. It flows through the following towns: Witów, Chochołów, Koniówka, Podczerwone, Czarny Dunajec, Wróblówka, Długopole, Krauszów and Ludźmierz. In Nowy Targ it joins the Biały Dunajec riv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chochołów, Lesser Poland Voivodeship
Chochołów is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Czarny Dunajec, within Nowy Targ County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland, close to the border with Slovakia. Chochołów lies approximately south of Czarny Dunajec, south-west of Nowy Targ, and south of the regional capital Kraków. The village has an approximate population of 1,135. History Chochołów was founded in the 16th century by Bartłomiej Chochołowski, who was appointed hereditary sołtys by Polish King Stephen Báthory for his war merits. The first church was built in the 16th century. Following the late-18th-century Partitions of Poland, it was annexed by Austria. It became known as the place of the Chochołów Uprising of 1846 ('' Powstanie chochołowskie'') against the foreign oppression in the Austrian Partition of Poland. The uprising was crushed by the Austrians, and its leaders were imprisoned in various locations. Following World War I, Poland regained independence and contro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
