Górka Duchowna

Coordinates: 51°57′N 16°36′E / 51.950°N 16.600°E / 51.950; 16.600
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Górka Duchowna
Village
Catholic church
Catholic church
Górka Duchowna is located in Poland
Górka Duchowna
Górka Duchowna
Coordinates: 51°57′N 16°36′E / 51.950°N 16.600°E / 51.950; 16.600
Country Poland
VoivodeshipGreater Poland
CountyLeszno
GminaLipno
Population
(approx.)
1,000

Górka Duchowna [ˈɡurka duˈxɔvna] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Lipno, within Leszno County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland.[1] It lies approximately 5 kilometres (3 mi) north-east of Lipno, 12 km (7 mi) north of Leszno, and 55 km (34 mi) south-west of the regional capital Poznań.

The village has an approximate population of 1,000.

Notable residents[edit]

  • Edmund Bojanowski, Polish layman beatified for sainthood by Pope John Paul II in 1999. He died 7 August 1871 in Górka Duchowna.

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.