Szczyrzyc
Szczyrzyc is a village in Poland, located in the Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Limanowa County, Jodłownik Commune. It is known for its 13th-century Cistercian abbey.
Geography
Geographically it is located in the Beskid Wyspowy, in the Stradomka river valley.History
Szczyrzyc is notable for its 13th-century Cistercian abbey. The village itself dates from the 14th century.In the Kingdom of Poland and Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, Szczyrzyc was the seat of Szczyrzyc County - a large county, which stretched from the Vistula to the Tatras, and which was disbanded in 1772.
It is the birthplace of writer Władysław Orkan and composer Zygmunt Konieczny.