Czorsztyn
Czorsztyn (German: Schorstin) is a village in Poland, in Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Nowy Targ County. The village lies in Pieniny, the mountain range on the current Polish-Slovak border. It is famous for the ruins of a 14th-17th-century castle, which was the scene of the Kostka-Napierski Uprising in 1651. thumb|left|Czorsztyn castle, 1911 oil painting by Michał Gorstkin-Wywiórski at the [[Lviv National Art Gallery]]
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Czorsztyn (German: Schorstin) is a village in Poland, in Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Nowy Targ County. The village lies in Pieniny, the mountain range on the current Polish-Slovak border. It is famous for the ruins of a 14th-17th-century castle, which was the scene of the Kostka-Napierski Uprising in 1651. thumb|left|Czorsztyn castle, 1911 oil painting by Michał Gorstkin-Wywiórski at the [[Lviv National Art Gallery]]
==Highlights== Czorsztyn gave its name to the man-made reservoir also known as Lake Czorsztyn, completed in 1994. The village along with its mountainous surroundings is a recreational destination with well developed tourist infrastructure: accommodations, pleasure-boats dock, and numerous marked hiking trails.
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