Czorsztyn

Czorsztyn
Czorsztyn castle ruins
Czorsztyn
Coordinates: 49°26′N 20°19′E / 49.433°N 20.317°E / 49.433; 20.317Coordinates: 49°26′N 20°19′E / 49.433°N 20.317°E / 49.433; 20.317
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Lesser Poland
County	Nowy Targ County
Gmina	Gmina Czorsztyn
Population (2008)
– Total	365
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
– Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code	34-436
Area code(s)	+48 18
Car plates	KNT

Czorsztyn [ˈt​͡ʂɔrʂtɨn] (German: Schornstein) is a village in Poland, in Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Nowy Targ County. The village lies in Pieniny, is located in the mountain range on the current Polish-Slovakian border. It is famous for the ruins of a 14th-17th century castle, which was the scene of the Kostka-Napierski Uprising in 1651.

Czorsztyn gave its name to the man-made reservoir also known as the Czorsztyn Lake, completed in 1994.

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See also

• Dunajec River Gorge
• Niedzica Castle
• Pieniny National Park (Poland)
• Trzy Korony massif

External links

• The attractions of Czorsztyn Lake from The Department of Hotel & Tourist Services