Szymbark, Lesser Poland Voivodeship

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Szymbark
Village

Castle
Szymbark
Coordinates: 49°37′9″N 21°5′49″E / 49.61917°N 21.09694°E / 49.61917; 21.09694
Country  Poland
Voivodeship Lesser Poland
County Gorlice
Gmina Gmina Gorlice
Population 3,067
Website http://www.szymbark.info

Szymbark [ˈʂɨmbark] (Ukrainian: Шимбарк, Shymbark) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Gorlice, within Gorlice County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately 7 kilometres (4 mi) south-west of Gorlice and 97 km (60 mi) south-east of the regional capital Kraków.[1]

The village has a population of 3,067.

In Middle Ages the Szymbark Castle was residence of several knight families: Gładysz, Stroński, Siedlecki, Bronikowski, Rogoyski, Sękiewicz, and Kuźniarski.

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Coordinates: 49°37′9″N 21°5′49″E / 49.61917°N 21.09694°E / 49.61917; 21.09694


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