Leśnica, Tatra County

For other places with the same name, see Lesnica.

Village in Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Poland

Leśnica

Village

Cemetery chapel

Leśnica

Coordinates: 49°24′N 20°4′E﻿ / ﻿49.400°N 20.067°E﻿ / 49.400; 20.067
Country|  Poland
Voivodeship| Lesser Poland
County| Tatra
Gmina| Bukowina Tatrzańska
Population

| 1,200
Time zone| UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)| UTC+2 (CEST)
Vehicle registration| KTT

Leśnica [lɛɕˈnit͡sa] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Bukowina Tatrzańska, within Tatra County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland, close to the border with Slovakia.[1] It lies approximately 7 kilometres (4 mi) north-west of Bukowina Tatrzańska, 14 km (9 mi) north-east of Zakopane, and 74 km (46 mi) south of the regional capital Kraków.

The village has a few small stores along with a church and elementary school. It is very rural, with most of the residents owning animals and having small farms. The nearest city is Nowy Targ, where most of the residents do their shopping and where students go to for high school.

## Demographics

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Historical populationYear| Pop.| ±%

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1771| 507| —
1799| 735| +45.0%
1824| 739| +0.5%
1869| 770| +4.2%
1880| 884| +14.8%
2012| 1,718| +94.3%
Source:[2]

## References

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1. ^ "Główny Urząd Statystyczny" [Central Statistical Office] (in Polish). Select Miejscowości (SIMC) tab, select fragment (min. 3 znaki), enter town name in the field below, click WYSZUKAJ (Search)
2. ^ Słownik geograficzny Królestwa Polskiego i innych krajów słowiańskich, Tom V (in Polish). Warsaw. 1884. p. 159.`{{cite book}}`: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)

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Gmina Bukowina Tatrzańska

Seat|

* Bukowina Tatrzańska

Other villages|

* Białka Tatrzańska
* Brzegi
* Czarna Góra
* Groń
* Jurgów
* Leśnica
* Rzepiska

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