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Falsztyn | |
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Coordinates: 49°25′39″N 20°16′27″E / 49.42750°N 20.27417°E | |
Country | ![]() |
Voivodeship | Lesser Poland |
County | Nowy Targ |
Gmina | Łapsze Niżne |
Population | 290 |
Falsztyn [ˈfalʂtɨn] ( Slovak: Falštín) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Łapsze Niżne, within Nowy Targ County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland, close to the border with Slovakia. It lies approximately 4 kilometres (2 mi) north-east of Łapsze Niżne, 20 km (12 mi) east of Nowy Targ, and 75 km (47 mi) south of the regional capital Kraków. [1]
It is one of the 14 villages in the Polish part of the historical region of Spiš (Polish: Spisz). It was probably established in the 15th century. Construction of a local castle named Falkenstein (German Falken + stein) commenced in 1535. [2]
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