Bogusza
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Bogusza | |
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![]() Wooden Orthodox church in Bogusza | |
Coordinates: 49°34′N 20°53′E / 49.567°N 20.883°E | |
Country | ![]() |
Voivodeship | Lesser Poland |
County | Nowy Sącz |
Gmina | Kamionka Wielka |
Area | |
• Total | 12.97 km2 (5.01 sq mi) |
Population (2006) | |
• Total | 610 |
• Density | 47/km2 (120/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal code | 33-334 |
Area code | +48 18 |
Car plates | KNS |
Bogusza [bɔˈɡuʂa] Bogusha; Ukrainian: Богуша, Bohusha) is a village in southern Poland. It lies approximately 8 kilometres (5 mi) east of Kamionka Wielka, 15 km (9 mi) south-east of Nowy Sącz, and 88 km (55 mi) south-east of the regional capital Kraków.
Geography
[edit]Bogusza is located in a mountain valley in the Lesser Poland Voivodeship, along a stream named the Królówka, in the county of Nowy Sącz.
History
[edit]The town was essentially de-populated after World War II in Operation Vistula in 1947.
Monuments
[edit]The town is the site of the wooden church of St. Demetrius, built in 1858.