Łapsze Wyżne [ˈwapʂɛ ˈvɨʐnɛ] (Slovak: Vyšné Lapše) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Łapsze Niżne, within Nowy Targ County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland, close to the border with Slovakia. It lies approximately 4 kilometres (2 mi) west of Łapsze Niżne, 16 km (10 mi) south-east of Nowy Targ, and 76 km (47 mi) south of the regional capital Kraków.[1]

Łapsze Wyżne
Village
Łapsze Wyżne
Łapsze Wyżne
Łapsze Wyżne is located in Poland
Łapsze Wyżne
Łapsze Wyżne
Coordinates: 49°24′N 20°12′E / 49.400°N 20.200°E / 49.400; 20.200
Country Poland
VoivodeshipLesser Poland
CountyNowy Targ
GminaŁapsze Niżne
First mentioned1463
Population
800

It is one of the 14 villages in the Polish part of the historical region of Spiš (Polish: Spisz). Łapsze Wyżne (where Wyżne means Upper, as it lays upper in the valley) is the younger village from the sister settlement Łapsze Niżne (where Niżne means Lower). It was first mentioned in 1463 and 1469.[2]

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  1. ^ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
  2. ^ Józef Nyka (2010). Pieniny. Przewodnik. Latchorzew. p. 88. ISBN 978-83-60078-09-9.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)