Czorsztyn | |
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Czorsztyn Castle ruins | |
Coordinates: 49°26′N 20°19′E / 49.433°N 20.317°E | |
Country | ![]() |
Voivodeship | Lesser Poland |
County | Nowy Targ County |
Gmina | Gmina Czorsztyn |
Population (2008) | |
• Total | 365 |
Time zone | UTC+1 ( CET) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC+2 ( CEST) |
Postal code | 34-436 |
Area code | +48 18 |
Car plates | KNT |
Czorsztyn [ˈt͡ʂɔrʂtɨn] (German: Schorstin) is a village in Poland, in Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Nowy Targ County. The village lies in Pieniny, the mountain range on the current Polish- Slovak border. It is famous for the ruins of a 14th-17th-century castle, which was the scene of the Kostka-Napierski Uprising in 1651.
Czorsztyn gave its name to the man-made reservoir also known as Lake Czorsztyn, completed in 1994. The village along with its mountainous surroundings is a recreational destination with well developed tourist infrastructure: accommodations, pleasure-boats dock, and numerous marked hiking trails. [1]
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