Juszczyna
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Village | |
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Coordinates: 49°37′43″N 19°13′37″E / 49.62861°N 19.22694°E | |
Country | Poland |
Voivodeship | Silesian |
County | Żywiec |
Gmina | Radziechowy-Wieprz |
Population (approx.) | 1,700 |
Juszczyna [juʂˈt͡ʂɨna] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Radziechowy-Wieprz, within Żywiec County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland.[1] It lies approximately 7 kilometres (4 mi) south of Żywiec and 71 km (44 mi) south of the regional capital Katowice.
The village has an approximate population of 1,700.
The wooden Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary church was built in 1922 to commemorate the 21 people who perished in the flash flood of 16 July 1908.[2]
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Coordinates: 49°37′43″N 19°13′37″E / 49.62861°N 19.22694°E
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