Grybów

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Grybów
Town square with church
Town square with church
Coat of arms of Grybów
Coat of arms
Grybów (Poland)
Grybów
Grybów
Coordinates: 49°37′28″N 20°56′54″E / 49.62444, 20.94833
Country Flag of Poland Poland
Voivodeship Lesser Poland
County Nowy Sącz
Gmina Grybów (urban gmina)
Government
 - Mayor Piotr Piechnik
Area
 - Total 17 km² (6.6 sq mi)
Population (2006)
 - Total 6,025
 - Density 354.4/km² (917.9/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 - Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code 33-330
Car plates KNS
Website: http://www.grybow.pl

Grybów [ˈgrɨbuf] (Yiddish: גריבאוו-Gribuv (German: Grünberg, Grynberk 1340 [1], [2]) is a town in the Nowy Sącz County, in Lesser Poland Voivodeship of Poland, with 12,409 inhabitants (2005). It is located in the heartland of the Doły (Pits), and its average altitude is 370 metres above sea level, although there are some hills located within the confines of the city.


[edit] References

Inline:
  1. ^ prof. Maria Malec. Słownik nazw geograficznych Polski. 2003. WN PWN. 2007. ISBN 83-01-13857-2
  2. ^ prof. Stanisław Rospond. Słownik Etymologiczny Miast i Gmin. Ossolineum. Wrocław. 1984. ISBN 83-04-0190-9

Coordinates: 49°37′28″N, 20°56′54″E