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Korytnica, Jędrzejów County

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Korytnica
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Korytnica is located in PolandKorytnicaKorytnica
Coordinates: 50°39′25″N 20°31′0″E / 50.65694°N 20.51667°E / 50.65694; 20.51667
Country Poland
VoivodeshipŚwiętokrzyskie
CountyJędrzejów
GminaSobków
Population860

Korytnica is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Sobków, within Jędrzejów County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in south-central Poland. It lies approximately 7 kilometres (4 mi) south-east of Sobków, 16 km (10 mi) east of Jędrzejów, and 27 km (17 mi) south of the regional capital Kielce.

The village is famous for a palaeontological locality situated nearby. It yielded several Miocene species, above all gastropods. Some of these fossil animals were named after the village, like for example the bryozoan Stephanollona korytnicensis.

References

  1. "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
  2. "KDG: Iły korytnickie i ich fauna". geostanowiska.pgi.gov.pl. Retrieved 2024-12-04.
  3. Zágoršek, K.; Radwańska, U.; Radwański, A. (2012). "Bryozoa from the Korytnica Basin (Middle Miocene; Holy Cross Mountains, Central Poland)". Bulletin of Geosciences 87(2). p. 201–218. ISSN 1214-1119. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |url= (help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
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