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Ołpiny
Ołpiny (; yi, אלפין ''Olpin'') is a village in the Lesser Poland Voivodeship (province), district of Tarnów, Gmina Szerzyny, gmina (commune) of Szerzyny, in southeastern Poland. The village lies in the sub-Carpathian Mountains, Carpathian region known as Pogórze Ciężkowickie where the average elevations reach 350 to 420 meters with the highest Gilowa Góra in the village of Swoszowa, 508 meters, Brzanka in Jodłówka Tuchowska, 538 meters, and Dobrocin (mountain), Dobrocin in Żurowa. The valley, part of which Ołpiny occupies, runs northwest to southeast. A small river Olszynka flows at the bottom of the valley separating it into two parts in the course of its 24 kilometers. Olszynka has its source on the slopes of Brzanka which is completely covered with forest. The river empties into the Ropa (river), Ropa River in Siepietnica. Historical note There is evidence of settlement in the Neolithic (New Stone Age) in stone axes found and displayed at the regional museum ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gmina Szerzyny
__NOTOC__ Gmina Szerzyny is a rural gmina (administrative district) in Tarnów County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. Its seat is the village of Szerzyny, which lies approximately south-east of Tarnów and east of the regional capital Kraków. The gmina covers an area of , and as of 2006 its total population is 8,211. The gmina contains part of the protected area called Pasmo Brzanki Landscape Park. Villages Gmina Szerzyny contains the villages and settlements of Czermna, Ołpiny, Swoszowa, Szerzyny and Żurowa. Neighbouring gminas Gmina Szerzyny is bordered by the gminas of Biecz, Brzyska, Jodłowa, Ryglice, Rzepiennik Strzyżewski, Skołyszyn and Tuchów Tuchów is a town in Tarnów County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Poland, with a population of 6,476 (2004). It lies on the ''Biała'' river, at the height of above sea level. The distance to Kraków is , and to the border with Slovakia, approx .... ReferencesPolish official population figures 2006 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |