Kościelisko
Village in Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Poland
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Kościelisko [kɔɕt͡ɕɛˈliskɔ] is a village in Tatra County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland, close to the border with Slovakia. (It was previously in Nowy Sącz Voivodeship from 1975 to 1998.)[1] It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Kościelisko.
Kościelisko | |
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Village | |
Church of Saint Casimir | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Interactive map of Kościelisko | |
  Kościelisko Location within Poland | |
| Coordinates: 49°17′27″N 19°53′18″E | |
| Country |  Poland |
| Voivodeship | Lesser Poland |
| County | Tatra |
| Gmina | Kościelisko |
| Population (2006) | |
• Total | 3,900 |
In 2006 the village had a population of 3,900.
Notable people
- Sabała (1809 in Kościelisko - 1894 in Zakopane) a Goral amateur musician, storyteller and folk singer active in or around the Tatra Mountains.
- Klemens Bachleda (1851 in Kościelisko - The Tatraa 1910), Polish mountain guide and mountain rescuer, born in Kościelisko
- Wacław Krzeptowski (1897 in Kościelisko – 1945 in Zakopane) was one of the leaders of the Goralenvolk action in Podhale during WWII.
- Andrzej Krzeptowski (1902 in Kościelisko – 1981 in Zakopane) was a Polish cross-country skier who competed in the 1928 Winter Olympics.
- Stanisław Karpiel (1909 in Kościelisko - 1992 in Zakopane) a Polish cross-country skier who competed in the 1936 Winter Olympics
- Józef Zubek (1914 in Kościelisko – 1988 in Zakopane) a Polish soldier and skier.
- Stanisław Bukowski (1923 in Zakopane - 2002 in Kościelisko), Polish cross-country skier competed at the 1948 and the 1956 Winter Olympics
- Tadeusz Kwapień (1923 in Kościelisko – 2012 in Zakopane) was a former Polish cross-country skier who competed at the 1948, 1952 and 1956 Winter Olympics
2003 Biathlon
The Biathlon Junior World Championships 2003 was held in Kościelisko, Poland from February 5 to February 9, 2003.
