Nowy Wiśnicz Castle

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Nowy Wiśnicz Castle – a castle located on a forested hill by the River Leksandrówka in the village of Stary Wiśnicz, Lesser Poland Voivodeship; in Poland. The castle was raised by Jan Kmita in the second half of the fourteenth century. The castle was built in the Baroque architectural style with Renaissance elements. The castle was built on the plan of the quadrilateral with the inner courtyard. The castle has four towers, with one in each corner. The castle is surrounded by bastion fortifications and the main gate from the early 17th century.

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Nowy Wiśnicz Castle
Zamkowa, gmina Nowy Wiśnicz

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32-720 gmina Nowy Wiśnicz
Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Poland
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Gmina Nowy Wiśnicz

Gmina Nowy Wiśnicz is an urban-rural gmina (administrative district) in Bochnia County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. Its seat is the town of Nowy Wiśnicz, which lies approximately 8 kilometres (5 mi) south of Bochnia and 40 km (25 mi) south-east of the regional capital Kraków. The gmina covers an area of 82.49 square kilometres (31.8 sq mi), and as of 2006 its total population is 12,895 (out of which the population of Nowy Wiśnicz amounts to 2,716, and the population of the rural part of the gmina is 10,179). The gmina contains part of the protected area called Wiśnicz-Lipnica Landscape Park.

Nowy Wiśnicz

Nowy Wiśnicz [ˈnɔvɨ ˈvʲiɕɲit͡ʂ] (Yiddish: ווישניצא Vishnitsa) is a small town in Bochnia County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Poland, with 2,728 inhabitants (2019). Located 4 miles (6 kilometres) south of Bochnia, Nowy Wiśnicz is renowned for its Italianate fortified castle which dominates the skyline.

Leksandrowa

Leksandrowa [lɛksanˈdrɔva] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Nowy Wiśnicz, within Bochnia County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately 3 kilometres (2 mi) south-east of Nowy Wiśnicz, 10 km (6 mi) south of Bochnia, and 42 km (26 mi) south-east of the regional capital Kraków.

Stary Wiśnicz

Stary Wiśnicz [ˈstarɨ ˈviɕnit͡ʂ] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Nowy Wiśnicz, within Bochnia County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately 3 kilometres (2 mi) east of Nowy Wiśnicz, 9 km (6 mi) south-east of Bochnia, and 43 km (27 mi) east of the regional capital Kraków.

Kopaliny, Lesser Poland Voivodeship

Kopaliny [kɔpaˈlinɨ] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Nowy Wiśnicz, within Bochnia County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately 2 kilometres (1 mi) north of Nowy Wiśnicz, 6 km (4 mi) south of Bochnia, and 40 km (25 mi) east of the regional capital Kraków.

Olchawa

Olchawa [ɔlˈxava] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Nowy Wiśnicz, within Bochnia County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland.

Wiśnicz-Lipnica Landscape Park

Wiśnicz-Lipnica Landscape Park (Wiśnicko-Lipnicki Park Krajobrazowy) is a protected area (Landscape Park) in southern Poland, established in 1997, covering an area of 143.11 square kilometres (55.26 sq mi). The Park lies within Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in Bochnia County (Gmina Lipnica Murowana, Gmina Nowy Wiśnicz). Within the Landscape Park are three nature reserves.

Połom Duży

Połom Duży [ˈpɔwɔm ˈduʐɨ] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Nowy Wiśnicz, within Bochnia County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately 4 kilometres (2 mi) south of Nowy Wiśnicz, 12 km (7 mi) south of Bochnia, and 43 km (27 mi) south-east of the regional capital Kraków.

Brzeźnica, Bochnia County

Brzeźnica [bʐɛʑˈnit͡sa] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Bochnia, within Bochnia County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. The village is approximately 5 kilometres (3 mi) south-east of Bochnia and 40 km (25 mi) east of the regional capital Kraków.

Łomna, Lesser Poland Voivodeship

Łomna [ˈwɔmna] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Nowy Wiśnicz, within Bochnia County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately 5 kilometres (3 mi) south-east of Nowy Wiśnicz, 11 km (7 mi) south-east of Bochnia, and 45 km (28 mi) south-east of the regional capital Kraków.

Wiśnicz Mały

Wiśnicz Mały (Polish pronunciation: [ˈviɕnit͡ʂ ˈmawɨ]) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Nowy Wiśnicz, within Bochnia County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately 5 kilometres (3 mi) north-east of Nowy Wiśnicz, 6 km (4 mi) south-east of Bochnia, and 41 km (25 mi) east of the regional capital Kraków.

Lipnica Górna, Lesser Poland Voivodeship

Lipnica Górna [lipˈnit͡sa ˈɡurna] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Lipnica Murowana, within Bochnia County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately 3 kilometres (2 mi) north-west of Lipnica Murowana, 14 km (9 mi) south of Bochnia, and 46 km (29 mi) south-east of the regional capital Kraków.