Juszczyna

Juszczyna
Village
The wooden Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary church
Juszczyna
Coordinates: 49°37′43″N 19°13′37″E / 49.62861°N 19.22694°E / 49.62861; 19.22694
Country Poland
VoivodeshipSilesian
CountyŻywiec
GminaRadziechowy-Wieprz
Population
(approx.)
1,700

Juszczyna [juʂˈt͡ʂɨna] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Radziechowy-Wieprz, within Żywiec County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland.[1]

The wooden Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary church was built in 1922 to commemorate the 21 people who died in the flash flood of 16 July 1908.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Główny Urząd Statystyczny" [Central Statistical Office] (in Polish). To search: Select "Miejscowości (SIMC)" tab, select "fragment (min. 3 znaki)" (minimum 3 characters), enter town name in the field below, click "WYSZUKAJ" (Search).
  2. ^ http://www.grojcowianie.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=132&Itemid=44 Parish Website