Kacwin

Kacwin
Village

All Saints Church
Kacwin
Coordinates: 49°22′N 20°17′E / 49.367°N 20.283°E / 49.367; 20.283
Country  Poland
Voivodeship Lesser Poland
County Nowy Targ
Gmina Łapsze Niżne
Highest elevation 980 m (3,220 ft)
Lowest elevation 530 m (1,740 ft)
Population 980

Kacwin [ˈkat͡sfin], (Slovak: Kacvín, Hungarian: Szentmindszent) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Łapsze Niżne, within Nowy Targ County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland, close to the border with Slovakia. It lies approximately 5 kilometres (3 mi) south-east of Łapsze Niżne, 23 km (14 mi) south-east of Nowy Targ, and 81 km (50 mi) south of the regional capital Kraków.[1]

The village has a population of 980.

It is one of the 14 villages in the Polish part of the historical region of Spiš (Polish: Spisz).

References

  1. ↑ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
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Coordinates: 49°22′N 20°17′E / 49.367°N 20.283°E / 49.367; 20.283

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