Ponice
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Ponice p is a village
on the Poniczanka river, in Nowy Targ county
, by the northwestern slopes of the Gorcy mountains in Poland. It lies approximately 3 kilometres (2 mi) south-east of Rabka-Zdrój
, 15 km (9 mi) north of Nowy Targ
, and 52 km (32 mi) south of the regional capital Kraków
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To the west it borders on Rdzawka and Rabka, to the east on Slonne, and to the south on Obidowa. The southeastern part is covered with woods, and along the northeastern border stretches the mountain range Turbacz (940 meters). It is in these woods, from the slope of Obidowa (1,027 meters), that the stream Poniczanka originates. The village's buildings lie in the valley of this stream; the higher part of the village is called Krupowe Dzialo.
In 1870 there were 125 houses and 894 inhabitants; in 1880 there were 136 houses and 843 inhabitants, of whom 842 were Roman Catholics and one was Jewish. As of 1870, the area of the major estate [i. e., property registered under the ownership of nobles] numbered 3 morgs of farmland, 8 of pastures, and 888 of foresets; the minor estate [property owned by peasants] had 1,185 Austria
n morgs of farmland, 49 of meadows and gardens, 161 of pastures, and 144 of forests. [It is served by] the Roman Catholic parish church in Rabka, and there is a private chapel in the village; the county court and tax office is in Nowy Targ, and the post and telegraph office is in Rabka (5 km. away). The owner of the registered estate is Julian Zubrzycki. [Br{onislaw} G{ustawicz}, Vol. 8, page 767.
Village
A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet with the population ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand , Though often located in rural areas, the term urban village is also applied to certain urban neighbourhoods, such as the West Village in Manhattan, New...
on the Poniczanka river, in Nowy Targ county
Nowy Targ County
Nowy Targ County is a unit of territorial administration and local government in Lesser Poland Voivodeship, southern Poland, on the Slovak border. It came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998. Its administrative seat and largest town is...
, by the northwestern slopes of the Gorcy mountains in Poland. It lies approximately 3 kilometres (2 mi) south-east of Rabka-Zdrój
Rabka-Zdrój
Rabka-Zdrój , usually referred to as Rabka, is a spa town in Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Poland. It is located between Kraków and Zakopane in a valley on the northern slopes of the Gorce mountains, where the rivers Poniczanka and Słonka join the river Raba . In 2008 it had a population of 13,052...
, 15 km (9 mi) north of Nowy Targ
Nowy Targ
Nowy Targ is a town in southern Poland with 34,000 inhabitants , and the historical capital of the mountain region . The town is situated in the confluence of the rivers Biały and Czarny Dunajec, in a valley beneath the Gorce Mountains. It's in Nowy Targ County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship...
, and 52 km (32 mi) south of the regional capital Kraków
Kraków
Kraków also Krakow, or Cracow , is the second largest and one of the oldest cities in Poland. Situated on the Vistula River in the Lesser Poland region, the city dates back to the 7th century. Kraków has traditionally been one of the leading centres of Polish academic, cultural, and artistic life...
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To the west it borders on Rdzawka and Rabka, to the east on Slonne, and to the south on Obidowa. The southeastern part is covered with woods, and along the northeastern border stretches the mountain range Turbacz (940 meters). It is in these woods, from the slope of Obidowa (1,027 meters), that the stream Poniczanka originates. The village's buildings lie in the valley of this stream; the higher part of the village is called Krupowe Dzialo.
In 1870 there were 125 houses and 894 inhabitants; in 1880 there were 136 houses and 843 inhabitants, of whom 842 were Roman Catholics and one was Jewish. As of 1870, the area of the major estate [i. e., property registered under the ownership of nobles] numbered 3 morgs of farmland, 8 of pastures, and 888 of foresets; the minor estate [property owned by peasants] had 1,185 Austria
Austria
Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
n morgs of farmland, 49 of meadows and gardens, 161 of pastures, and 144 of forests. [It is served by] the Roman Catholic parish church in Rabka, and there is a private chapel in the village; the county court and tax office is in Nowy Targ, and the post and telegraph office is in Rabka (5 km. away). The owner of the registered estate is Julian Zubrzycki. [Br{onislaw} G{ustawicz}, Vol. 8, page 767.