Ludźmierz | |
Pushpin Map: | Poland |
Pushpin Label Position: | right |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Voivodeship |
Subdivision Name1: | Lesser Poland |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Nowy Targ |
Subdivision Type3: | Gmina |
Subdivision Name3: | Nowy Targ |
Population As Of: | 2006 |
Population Total: | 2100 |
Timezone: | CET |
Utc Offset: | +1 |
Timezone Dst: | CEST |
Utc Offset Dst: | +2 |
Coordinates: | 49.4694°N 19.9789°W |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Postal Code: | 34-471 |
Area Code: | +48 18 |
Blank Name: | Car plates |
Blank Info: | KNT |
Ludźmierz is a village in Poland in the Lesser Poland voivodeship, in the county of Nowy Targ.[1] Ludźmierz is the oldest village in Podhale and is located about 85 kilometres south of Kraków. It lies approximately 3km (02miles) west of Nowy Targ and 660NaN0 south of the regional capital Kraków.
The building of the church which the village is famous for was begun in 1234 and completed by 1238. It was run by the Cistercians who were custodians of the site until 1824.
Ludźmierz is the birthplace of Kazimierz Przerwa-Tetmajer.
The settlement is the site of the Marian Sanctuary in Ludźmierz, which was declared a Minor Basilica May 18, 2001. On June 7, 1997, Ludźmierz hosted Pope John Paul II, where he said the rosary in the sanctuary's Rosary Garden.