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Bogusza

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Country
  
Poland

Gmina
  
Gmina Kamionka Wielka

Postal code
  
33-334

Elevation
  
515 m

Local time
  
Monday 5:26 AM

Voivodeship
  
Lesser Poland Voivodeship

County
  
Nowy Sącz County

Time zone
  
CET (UTC+1)

Area code(s)
  
+48 18

Area
  
12.97 km²

Population
  
610 (2006)

Bogusza

Weather
  
6°C, Wind S at 10 km/h, 89% Humidity

Bogusza [bɔˈɡuʂa] (Rusyn: Богуша, Bohusha; Ukrainian: Богуша, Bohusha) is a village in southern Poland. It lies approximately 8 kilometres (5 mi) east of Kamionka Wielka, 15 km (9 mi) south-east of Nowy Sącz, and 88 km (55 mi) south-east of the regional capital Kraków.

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Map of Bogusza, Poland

Geography

Bogusza is located in a mountain valley in the Lesser Poland Voivodeship, along a stream named the Królówka, in the county of Nowy Sącz.

History

The town was essentially de-populated after World War II in Operation Vistula in 1947.

Monuments

The town is the site of the wooden church of St. Demetrius, built in 1858.

References

Bogusza Wikipedia