Krynica-Zdrój
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Krynica-Zdrój | |
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Coordinates: 49°24′42″N 20°57′18″E / 49.41167°N 20.95500°E | |
Country | Poland |
Voivodeship | Lesser Poland |
County | Nowy Sącz |
Gmina | Krynica-Zdrój |
Area | |
• Total | 40.17 km2 (15.51 sq mi) |
Elevation | 590 m (1,940 ft) |
Population (2006) | |
• Total | 11,243 |
• Density | 280/km2 (720/sq mi) |
Postal code | 33-380 |
Website | http://www.krynica-zdroj.pl |
Krynica-Zdrój
History and economy
Krynica was first recorded in official documents in 1547 and became a town in 1889. Due to its convenient location, infrastructure and rail connections with major cities in Europe, Krynica-Zdrój (Zdrój means mineral spring in Polish) was the location of winter sports tournaments during the
A gondola lift built in 1997 on the Jaworzyna Krynicka mountain overlooking Krynica, and subsequent investment in modern skiing facilities (apart from the former track of bobsleigh) made Krynica one of the most important ski resorts in Poland. Nearby Beskid Sądecki mountains are also a perfect setting for recreational cross-country skiing in winter and mountain-biking in summer.
The winter sport of bandy returned to Poland in the 2010s, after many decades. When the country made their first international appearance in 2006 at the World Championships for boys U15 in Edsbyn, Krynica-Zdrój contributed with most players.[1]
Krynica was home to
Geography
Krynica-Zdrój is located in Southern Lesser Poland in Beskid Sądecki, within the Poprad Landscape Park protected area. The city center lies in the valley of Kryniczanka river and is connected with the nearby Góra Parkowa and Jaworzyna Krynicka mountains by cable railways.
Points of interest
- Pump-room Slotwinka in Park Slotwinski - built in 1815 (open only in summer)
- Koncertowa pavilion in Park Slotwinski - built in 1870 (today with a restaurant inside)
- Old Baths (Stare Łazienki) - built in 1866 by Feliks Księżarski
- Old Spa House (Stary Dom Zdrojowy) built 1880-1889 by Jan Zawiejski in Renaissance Revival style
- New Spa House (Nowy Dom Zdrojowy) built 1938-1939 by Witold Minkiewicz in Modernist style
- Main Pump Room (Pijalnia Główna) built 1969-1971 by Zbigniew Mikołajewski and Stanisław Spyt in International Style
- 19th-century Tserkvaof Guardianship of the Blessed Virgin Mary (1875–1879)
- Church of the Assumption - built 1887-1892 by Jan Zawiejski in Renaissance Revival style
- Historical 19th-century villas including The Góral Villa, The Biała Róża Villa , The Janina Villa and The Biały Orzeł Villa
- Modernist Patria Hotel designed by Bohdan Pniewski and built in 1932
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Old Baths (Stare Łazienki)
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Old Spa House (Stary Dom Zdrojowy)
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Main Pump Room (Pijalnia Główna)
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Tserkva of Guardianship of the Blessed Virgin Mary
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Church of the Assumption
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Patria Hotel
International relations
Krynica was sometimes nicknamed "Eastern
Twin towns — Sister cities
Krynica-Zdrój is
- Amersham, England, United Kingdom
- Bad Sooden-Allendorf, Hesse, Germany
- Batu, Indonesia
- Malang, Indonesia
- Bardejov, Slovakia
Notable people
- Henryk Szost (born 1982), long-distance runner
- Jakub Czerwiński (born 1991), footballer
- Katarzyna Kawa (born 1992), tennis player
- Jan Kiepura (1902–1966), singer and actor
- Joanna Kulig (born 1982), actress
- Nikifor Krynicki (1895–1968), naïve painter
- Agnieszka Skalniak-Sójka (born 1997), racing cyclist
See also
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