Przydonica
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Przydonica p is an obscure village
in the administrative district of Gmina Gródek nad Dunajcem
, within Nowy Sącz County
, Lesser Poland Voivodeship
, in southern Poland. The namesake of "our Lady of Prydonic" It lies approximately 14 kilometres (9 mi) north-east of Nowy Sącz
and 71 km (44 mi) south-east of the regional capital Kraków
. Not to be confused with nearby and more populous, Przydonica-Glinik
proclaimed a miracle when he saw a vision of the Virgin Mary after a 1683 military victory in Vienna
against the Turks
.
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...
in the administrative district of Gmina Gródek nad Dunajcem
Gmina Gródek nad Dunajcem
Gmina Gródek nad Dunajcem is a rural gmina in Nowy Sącz County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. Its seat is the village of Gródek nad Dunajcem, which lies approximately north of Nowy Sącz and south-east of the regional capital Kraków.The gmina covers an area of , and as of 2006...
, within Nowy Sącz County
Nowy Sacz County
Nowy Sącz 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...
, Lesser Poland Voivodeship
Lesser Poland Voivodeship
Małopolska Voivodeship , or Lesser Poland Voivodeship, is a voivodeship, in southern Poland...
, in southern Poland. The namesake of "our Lady of Prydonic" It lies approximately 14 kilometres (9 mi) north-east of Nowy Sącz
Nowy Sacz
Nowy Sącz is a town in the Lesser Poland Voivodeship in southern Poland. It is the district capital of Nowy Sącz County, but is not included within the powiat.-Names:...
and 71 km (44 mi) south-east 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...
. Not to be confused with nearby and more populous, Przydonica-Glinik
Przydonica-Glinik
Przydonica-Glinik is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Gródek nad Dunajcem, within Nowy Sącz County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland.The village has a population of 223.-References:...
Church
The parish church dates back to the sixteenth century, and houses Our Lady of Przydonica, one of three such. King John III SobieskiJohn III Sobieski
John III Sobieski was one of the most notable monarchs of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, from 1674 until his death King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania. Sobieski's 22-year-reign was marked by a period of the Commonwealth's stabilization, much needed after the turmoil of the Deluge and...
proclaimed a miracle when he saw a vision of the Virgin Mary after a 1683 military victory in Vienna
Vienna
Vienna is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Austria and one of the nine states of Austria. Vienna is Austria's primary city, with a population of about 1.723 million , and is by far the largest city in Austria, as well as its cultural, economic, and political centre...
against the Turks
Ottoman Empire
The Ottoman EmpireIt was usually referred to as the "Ottoman Empire", the "Turkish Empire", the "Ottoman Caliphate" or more commonly "Turkey" by its contemporaries...
.