Przydonica Explained

Przydonica
Settlement Type:Village
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Voivodeship
Subdivision Name1:Lesser Poland
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Nowy Sącz
Subdivision Type3:Gmina
Subdivision Name3:Gródek nad Dunajcem
Coordinates:49.7333°N 67°W
Pushpin Map:Poland
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Population Total:18

Przydonica is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Gródek nad Dunajcem, within Nowy Sącz County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. The namesake of "our Lady of Prydonic" It lies 14km (09miles) north-east of Nowy Sącz and 710NaN0 south-east of the regional capital Kraków.[1] Not to be confused with the nearby and more populous, Przydonica-Glinik

Church

The parish church dates back to the sixteenth century,[2] and houses Our Lady of Przydonica, one of three such. King John III Sobieski proclaimed a miracle when he saw a vision of the Virgin Mary after a 1683 military victory in Vienna against the Turks.

Commerce

The village hosts a sawmill and a general merchandise market[3]

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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. Instytut Sztuki (Polska Akademia Nauk). 1979. Polish Art Studies. . Wrocław. April 3, 2010. Zakład Narodowy im. Ossolińskich.. 56.
  3. Is also confirmed in polish wiki