Tarnawa Górna, Lesser Poland Voivodeship

Tarnawa Górna
Village

General view
Tarnawa Górna
Coordinates: 49°47′N 19°31′E / 49.783°N 19.517°E / 49.783; 19.517
Country Poland Poland
Voivodeship Lesser Poland
County Sucha
Gmina Zembrzyce
Established 17th century

Tarnawa Górna [tarˈnava ˈɡurna] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Zembrzyce, within Sucha County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland.[1] It lies approximately 6 kilometres (4 mi) west of Zembrzyce, 8 km (5 mi) north-west of Sucha Beskidzka, and 44 km (27 mi) south-west of the regional capital Kraków.

The village was established by Vlachs in the 17th century and was initially known as Rzedz or Rec.[2]

References

  1. "Central Statistical Office (GUS) TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
  2. Truś, Radosław (2008). Beskid Mały. Przewodnik. Pruszków: Oficyna Wydawnicza „Rewasz“. p. 328. ISBN 978-83-89188-77-9.


Coordinates: 49°47′00″N 19°31′00″E / 49.7833°N 19.5167°E / 49.7833; 19.5167


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