Grywałd

Grywałd
Village

Church of St. Martin in Grywałd
Grywałd
Coordinates: 49°26′45″N 20°22′14″E / 49.44583°N 20.37056°E / 49.44583; 20.37056
Country  Poland
Voivodeship Lesser Poland
County Nowy Targ
Gmina Krościenko nad Dunajcem
Population 1,670

Grywałd [ˈɡrɨvau̯t] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Krościenko nad Dunajcem, within Nowy Targ County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland, close to the border with Slovakia. It lies approximately 4 kilometres (2 mi) north-west of Krościenko nad Dunajcem, 26 km (16 mi) east of Nowy Targ, and 76 km (47 mi) south-east of the regional capital Kraków.[1]

The village has a population of 1,670.

The village was first mentioned in a written document in 1330 as Grunevald and in 1335 as Grunvald.[2]

References

  1. "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
  2. Józef Nyka (2010). Pieniny. Przewodnik. Latchorzew. p. 65. ISBN 978-83-60078-09-9.
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Coordinates: 49°26′45″N 20°22′14″E / 49.44583°N 20.37056°E / 49.44583; 20.37056


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