Ochotnica Dolna [ɔxɔtˈnit͡sa ˈdɔlna] is a village in Nowy Targ County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Ochotnica Dolna. It lies approximately 23 kilometres (14 mi) east of Nowy Targ and 65 km (40 mi) south-east of the regional capital Kraków.[1]

Ochotnica Dolna
Village
Church
Church
Ochotnica Dolna is located in Poland
Ochotnica Dolna
Ochotnica Dolna
Coordinates: 49°32′N 20°19′E / 49.533°N 20.317°E / 49.533; 20.317
Country Poland
VoivodeshipLesser Poland
CountyNowy Targ
GminaOchotnica Dolna
Population
2,100

The extended village has a population of 2,100. Along with Ochotnica Górna (split off in 1910), it forms one of the longest villages in Poland. Ochotnica is a recreational village and a winter sports destination located in the valley of Gorce Mountains beneath the Gorce National Park.[2]

The village has been a site of a massacre of local Polish population by German Nazis in 1944.

Potok Gorcowy river valley in Ochotnica Dolna

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  1. ^ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
  2. ^ Marek Cieszkowski (2004). W sercu Beskidów. Geografia i przyroda Gorców (In the Heart of Beskids. Geography and Botany of Gorce). Oficyna Wydawnicza "Rewasz". pp. 17–32. ISBN 8389188198. Retrieved January 9, 2013. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)