Juszczyna Explained

Juszczyna
Settlement Type:Village
Total Type: 
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Voivodeship
Subdivision Name1:Silesian
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Żywiec
Subdivision Type3:Gmina
Subdivision Name3:Radziechowy-Wieprz
Coordinates:49.6286°N 19.2269°W
Pushpin Map:Poland
Pushpin Label Position:right
Population Total:1700
Population Footnotes:(approx.)

Juszczyna is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Radziechowy-Wieprz, within Żywiec County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland.[1] It lies approximately 7km (04miles) south of Żywiec and 710NaN0 south of the regional capital Katowice.

The wooden Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary church was built in 1922 to commemorate the 21 people who died in the flash flood of 16 July 1908.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal) . 2008-06-01 . Polish.
  2. http://www.grojcowianie.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=132&Itemid=44 Parish Website