Stary Sącz [ˈstarɨ ˈsɔnt͡ʂ] is a small historic town in Lesser Poland Voivodeship of southern Poland . It is the seat of the Gmina Stary Sącz (commune), and one of the oldest towns in the country, receiving Magdeburg rights in the 13th century.
13-633: Stary Sącz is located in bottom of the valley called Kotlina Sądecka , between two rivers - Dunajec and Poprad , at an altitude of 320 metres (1,050 feet) above sea level . The history of the town dates back to the Early Middle Ages when Duchess Kinga of Poland , the daughter of the King Béla IV of Hungary and the wife of Duke Bolesław V the Chaste , received the land called Sącz, together with surrounding villages, from her husband in
26-486: Is a resort village in Nowy Targ County of Lesser Poland province, Poland , located on the banks of Lake Czorsztyn . It is famous for Niedzica Castle , also known as Dunajec Castle . It lies approximately 6 kilometres (4 mi) north-east of Łapsze Niżne , 21 km (13 mi) east of Nowy Targ , and 75 km (47 mi) south of the regional capital Kraków . The area became part of Poland in
39-582: Is a river running through northeastern Slovakia and southern Poland . It is also regarded as the main river of the Goral Lands. It is a right tributary of the Vistula River. It begins in Nowy Targ at the junction of two short mountain rivers, Czarny Dunajec and Biały Dunajec (Black and White Dunajec). Dunajec forms the border between Poland and Slovakia for 17 kilometres (11 mi) in
52-623: The Magdeburg law , confirmed by King Casimir III the Great . An extremely advantageous location, on a very busy trade route to Hungary , fostered the town's rapid development. However the town was often damaged by disasters, of which fires were the most harmful. The town also did not manage to escape floods, plagues, and wars. During the biggest fire in its history in 1795, the entire town almost burned down. Stary Sącz has unique medieval architecture and many monuments of ecclesiastical buildings. At
65-685: The Pieniny Środkowe (Slovak: Centrálne Pieniny) range , east of the Czorsztyn reservoir . The Dunajec is 249 kilometres (155 mi) long, including its source river Czarny Dunajec , which makes it Poland's thirteenth longest river. It has a basin area of 6,796 square kilometres (2,624 sq mi) (4,838 [1,868] in Poland, and 1,958 [756] in Slovakia). On the Slovak-Polish border,
78-407: The 10th or early 11th century, and later it passed to Hungary . The village was first mentioned in a written document in 1320 as villam Nisicz . The Niedzica Castle was built between 1320 and 1326 on foundations of a prehistoric roost, and was an important centre of Hungary–Poland relations . The area became again part of Poland following World War I . During World War II , from 1939 to 1945, it
91-730: The Dunajec flows through the Zamagurie region, with attractions such as the Dunajec River Gorge , the Trzy Korony massif with a 500 metres (1,600 ft) precipice , Červený Kláštor , and two Pieniny castles in Czorsztyn and Niedzica . Below the two source streams, the Dunajec flows through a broad valley called Nowotarska Basin. It then supplies the waters of the dam in Niedzica (Jezioro Czorsztyńskie Lake) and
104-846: The Poprad river). It flows across an open valley of the Beskid Foothills and falls down across Rożnów Foothills (with two more dams: the Jezioro Rożnowskie Lake, and Jezioro Czchowskie Lake) and finally, it leads into the Sandomierz Basin and the valley of Vistula Lowlands. The Dunajec flows into the Vistula River in the vicinity of Opatowiec . The Dunajec flows through or near these locations in Poland and north Slovakia: Niedzica Niedzica [ɲɛˈd͡ʑit͡sa] ( Slovak : Nedeca , Hungarian : Nedec )
117-646: The dam in Sromowce Wyżne (Sromowce Wyżne reservoir). Flowing through the central part of the Pieniny range, it creates a picturesque turn at the Polish Slovak border between Sromowce Wyżne and Szczawnica , where it flows by Kotuńka rock which differentiates the area from the over parts of the river. Further down, it turns to the north into the Western Beskid Mountains, and Sądecka Basin (where it merges with its own largest tributary,
130-544: The fork of the rivers Dunajec and Poprad is a recreation area with a few ponds. (Their overall surface-area is 14 ha (35 acres)). These ponds contain numerous fish, including carp, trout and sanders, and rainbow trout in a special fishery. Stary Sącz, situated in the lag of the Poprad Landscape Park is also the seat of the Park Service. One of Poland's biggest landscape parks stretches all over
143-729: The range of the mountains Radziejowa and Jaworzyna in the Beskid Sądecki region. There are several hiking trails in the area, some of which start in Stary Sącz. These include: A bike route goes from Stary Sącz to the Przehyba summit via Gołkowice and Skrudzina. Many sporting event take place in Stary Sącz. Some of the most well attended are: Stary Sącz has the following sister cities : Dunajec The Dunajec ( Polish pronunciation: [duˈnajɛt͡s] ; Goral dialects: Dónajec ; Slovak pronunciation: [ˈdunajet͡s] )
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#1732790227614156-574: The year 1257. It is assumed to be the date of the town foundation. Indeed, the Duchess must have loved the mountains very much, since she founded a Convent of the Poor Clares there in 1280 and she became its duchess herself. Almost at the same time, on the opposite slope of the Sącz hill, the seat of a Franciscan order was established also by Duchess Kinga. In the year 1358 the town received a privilege of
169-584: Was occupied by the Slovak Republic . Niedzica developed into a popular tourist destination as a result of the construction of the dam on Dunajec river between 1975 and 1997. Facilities close to the town centre include: the border crossing with Slovakia (2 km distance), the Pieniny hotel, the tourist apartment complex "Pod Taborem", Exhibition Hall, and the boat station for the raft ride down Dunajec River Gorge to Szczawnica resort town. It
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