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Lipowa, Silesian Voivodeship

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Lipowa
Village
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Lipowa is located in PolandLipowaLipowa
Coordinates: 49°40′44″N 19°6′14″E / 49.67889°N 19.10389°E / 49.67889; 19.10389
Country Poland
VoivodeshipSilesian
CountyŻywiec
GminaLipowa
Establishedlate 13th century
Population4,322

Lipowa is a village in Żywiec County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Lipowa. It lies approximately 8 kilometres (5 mi) west of Żywiec and 64 km (40 mi) south of the regional capital Katowice.

It is one of the oldest villages in Żywiec Basin. It was established in the late 13th century, and soon it became a seat of a Catholic parish.

References

  1. "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
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