Ochotnica Dolna
Village in Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Poland
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Ochotnica Dolna [ɔxɔtˈnit͡sa ˈdɔlna] is a village in Nowy Targ County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland.[1] It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Ochotnica Dolna.
Country
Poland
PolandPopulation2,100
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| Coordinates: 49°32′N 20°19′E | |
| Country | Poland |
| Voivodeship | Lesser Poland |
| County | Nowy Targ |
| Gmina | Ochotnica Dolna |
| Population | 2,100 |
The extended village has a population of 2,100. Along with Ochotnica Górna (split off in 1910), it forms one of the longest villages in Poland. Ochotnica is a recreational village and a winter sports destination located in the valley of Gorce Mountains beneath the Gorce National Park.[2]
The village has been a site of a massacre of local Polish population by German Nazis in 1944.
