Gołkowice Dolne ([ɡɔu̯kɔˈvit͡sɛ ˈdɔlnɛ]; German: Golkowitz) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Stary Sącz, within Nowy Sącz County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in the historical region of Galicia situated in southern Poland. It lies approximately 5 kilometres (3 mi) south-west of Stary Sącz, 13 km (8 mi) south-west of Nowy Sącz, and 74 km (46 mi) south-east of the regional capital Kraków.[1]
Gołkowice Dolne | |
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Village | |
 Typical architecture of German settlers from the late 18th century | |
  Gołkowice Dolne | |
| Coordinates: 49°32′44″N 20°34′41″E / 49.54556°N 20.57806°E | |
| Country |  Poland |
| Voivodeship | Lesser Poland |
| County | Nowy Sącz |
| Gmina | Stary Sącz |
| Population | 890 |
The village Gołkowice was first mentioned in 1276. Beginning in 1784, 37 German families were settled here in the course of the Josephine colonization.
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