Lipinki, Lesser Poland Voivodeship

Lipinki [lʲiˈpʲiŋkʲi] is a village in Gorlice County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Lipinki. It lies approximately 11 kilometres (7 mi) east of Gorlice and 107 km (66 mi) south-east of the regional capital Kraków.[1]

Lipinki
Village
Oil rig "Dziadek" in Lipinki
Oil rig "Dziadek" in Lipinki
Lipinki is located in Poland
Lipinki
Lipinki
Coordinates: 49°40′45″N 21°18′0″E / 49.67917°N 21.30000°E / 49.67917; 21.30000
Country Poland
VoivodeshipLesser Poland
CountyGorlice
GminaLipinki
Population
2,400
Websitehttp://www.e-lipinki.pl

History

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As a result of the first of Partitions of Poland (Treaty of St-Petersburg dated 5 July 1772, the Galicia area was attributed to the Habsburg Monarchy.[2] For more details, see the article Kingdom of Galicia and Lodomeria.

A postoffice was opened in 1890, under the Bezirkshauptmannschaft Gorlice.[3]

 
Austrian KK 25 heller stamp, cancelled LIPINKI in 1900

References

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  1. ^ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
  2. ^ Atlas des peuples d'Europe centrale, André et Jean Sellier, 1991, p. 88
  3. ^ Die postalischen Abstempelungen auf den österreichischen Postwertzeichen-Ausgaben 1867, 1883 und 1890, Wilhelm KLEIN, 1967