Country Poland Gmina Gmina Czorsztyn Postal code 34-436 Local time Tuesday 9:23 PM Voivodeship Lesser Poland Voivodeship | County Nowy Targ County Time zone CET (UTC+1) Area code(s) +48 18 Population 365 (2008) | |
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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-Slovakian border. It is famous for the ruins of a 14th-17th-century castle, which was the scene of the Kostka-Napierski Uprising in 1651.
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Map of Czorsztyn, Poland
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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.
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Czorsztyn Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA