Lipnica Wielka, Nowy Sącz County

Lipnica Wielka [lʲipˈɲit͡sa ˈvʲɛlka] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Korzenna, within Nowy Sącz County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately 3 kilometres (2 mi) north-east of Korzenna, 16 km (10 mi) north-east of Nowy Sącz, and 78 km (48 mi) south-east of the regional capital Kraków.[1] On 30 September 2016 a monument was erected in Lipnica Wielka commemorating the crew of the British Halifax JP-162 aircraft from the No. 148 Squadron RAF, who died during a combat flight on the night of August 4-5, 1944.[2]

Lipnica Wielka
Village
Panorama of the part of Lipnica Wielka
Lipnica Wielka
Coordinates: 49°42′32″N 20°51′50″E
Country Poland
VoivodeshipLesser Poland
CountyNowy Sącz County
GminaKorzenna
Population
  Total1,938

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