Czorsztyn

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Czorsztyn is a village in Poland, in Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Nowy Targ County. The village lies in Pieniny, is located in the mountain range on the current Polish-Slovakian border. It is famous for the ruins of a 14^th-17^th century castle, which was the scene of the Kostka-Napierski Uprising in 1651.

Czorsztyn gave its name to the man-made reservoir also known as the Czorsztyn Lake, completed in 1994.

[edit] See also

• Pieniny National Park (Poland)
• Dunajec River Gorge
• Niedzica Castle

[edit] External links

• The attractions of Czorsztyn Lake from The Department of Hotel & Tourist Services
• Aerial view in Wikimapia

Coordinates: 49°26′15″N, 20°19′40″E