Dursztyn Explained

Dursztyn
Settlement Type:Village
Total Type: 
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Voivodeship
Subdivision Name1:Lesser Poland
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Nowy Targ
Subdivision Type3:Gmina
Subdivision Name3:Nowy Targ
Coordinates:49.4167°N 32°W
Pushpin Map:Poland
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Population Total:450

Dursztyn (Slovak: Durštín) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Nowy Targ, within Nowy Targ County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately 15km (09miles) south-east of Nowy Targ and 740NaN0 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 first mentioned in a written document in 1317 as Durst.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal) . 2008-06-01 . Polish.
  2. Book: Józef Nyka. Pieniny. Przewodnik. 2010. Latchorzew. 58. 978-83-60078-09-9.