Florynka

Florynka

Roman Catholic church (formerly Greek Catholic)
Florynka
Coordinates: 49°34′N 20°59′E / 49.567°N 20.983°E / 49.567; 20.983Coordinates: 49°34′N 20°59′E / 49.567°N 20.983°E / 49.567; 20.983
Country  Poland
Voivodeship Lesser Poland
County Nowy Sącz County
Gmina Gmina Grybów
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code 33-332
Area code(s) +48 18
Car plates KNS

Florynka [flɔˈrɨŋka] (Ukrainian: Фльоринка, Fliorynka) is a village in southern Poland, in the commune of Grybów, Nowy Sącz County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship.[1] It lies approximately 7 kilometres (4 mi) south of Grybów, 22 km (14 mi) east of Nowy Sącz, and 93 km (58 mi) south-east of the regional capital Kraków.

History

Florynka was the place of origin of the short-lived Lemko-Rusyn Republic from 1918 to 1920. The Lemko inhabitants of the village were removed in Operation Vistula in 1947, and scattered to 30 different villages in 6 counties.

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