Ochotnica Dolna

Ochotnica Dolna
Village
Church
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

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.

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.

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

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