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In the 1920s, thanks to the efforts of mayor Antoni Jurczak and doctor Seweryn Msciwujewski, Muszyna received the status of a spa town. In 1930 it became a member of the Association of Polish Spa Towns, and in 1932, first mineral springs (Antoni and Wanda) were opened. Muszyna's mineral waters
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Muszyna's development is tied with proximity of the southern borders of the Polish state. The settlement was located along the so-called “Hungarian Trail”, as for centuries Slovakia belonged to the
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allowed local parish priest to collect tolls at the Poprad river near Muszyna. At that time, the settlement belonged to the Niegowicki family (
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granted the so-called Muszyna State (with two towns and 35 villages) to the Bishops of Kraków. As a result, the Muszyna State (
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and southwards, to Slovakia. The distance from the town to the Slovak border is 5 kilometres (3 miles).
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resulted in construction of several Orthodox churches. Muszyna was an important center of the
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contain several bioelements and make it a popular tourist destination across Poland.
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Populated places in the Kingdom of Galicia and Lodomeria
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View of Muszyna from Mount Malnik with bridge over Poprad river, part of the Poprad Landscape Park
Poprad river
Poprad Landscape Park
Flag of Muszyna
Coat of arms of Muszyna
Muszyna is located in Poland
49°21′30″N 20°54′0″E / 49.35833°N 20.90000°E / 49.35833; 20.90000
Country
Poland
Voivodeship
Lesser Poland
County
Nowy Sącz
Gmina
Muszyna
Time zone
UTC+1
CET
DST
UTC+2
CEST
Car plates
http://www.muszyna.pl

Lesser Poland Voivodeship
Slovakia
Nowy Sącz
Krynica-Zdrój
Poprad
above sea level

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