Country Poland Gmina Lipinki Local time Saturday 2:33 PM | County Gorlice Population 1,830 Voivodeship Lesser Poland Voivodeship | |
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Kryg [krɨk] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Lipinki, within Gorlice County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately 4 kilometres (2 mi) west of Lipinki, 7 km (4 mi) east of Gorlice, and 104 km (65 mi) south-east of the regional capital Kraków.
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Map of Kryg, Poland
The village has a population of 1,830.
Name of the village
Kryg have a lot of meaning. In old German "krieg" it means "war", but in old Polish it can means also siphor, jack or device for tensioning crossbows.[1]
Geographical landmarks
The village is situated at the foot of Dubnakowa Mountain, and Łysula Mountain in the valley of streams "Krygowianka" and "Królówka".
Architecture and monuments
In the center of the village is the church of the '30s of the twentieth century. Brick nave temple kept in the Baroque style was built between 1932-1934.
In the village there are several dozen oil wells, (pumpjacks), but now are largely liquidated.