Rybnica, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship

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Rybnica
Village
Memorial at the site of the Battle of Rybnica fought in 1863
Memorial at the site of the Battle of Rybnica fought in 1863
Rybnica is located in Poland
Rybnica
Rybnica
Coordinates: 50°36′11″N 21°25′3″E / 50.60306°N 21.41750°E / 50.60306; 21.41750
Country Poland
VoivodeshipŚwiętokrzyskie
CountySandomierz
GminaKlimontów
Population
90
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Vehicle registrationTSA

Rybnica [rɨbˈnit͡sa] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Klimontów, within Sandomierz County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in south-central Poland. It lies approximately 7 kilometres (4 mi) south-west of Klimontów, 26 km (16 mi) west of Sandomierz, and 65 km (40 mi) south-east of the regional capital Kielce.[1]

During the January Uprising, on 20 October 1863, it was the site of the Battle of Rybnica, in which Polish insurgents commanded by Dionizy Czachowski defeated Russian troops.

References

  1. ^ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) – TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.


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