Rybnica, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship
Rybnica | |
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Village | |
Memorial at the site of the Battle of Rybnica fought in 1863 | |
Rybnica | |
| Coordinates: 50°36′11″N 21°25′3″E / 50.60306°N 21.41750°E | |
| Country | Poland |
| Voivodeship | Świętokrzyskie |
| County | Sandomierz |
| Gmina | Klimontów |
| Population | 90 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Vehicle registration | TSA |
Rybnica [rɨbˈnit͡sa] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Klimontów, within Sandomierz County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in south-central Poland. It lies approximately 7 kilometres (4 mi) south-west of Klimontów, 26 km (16 mi) west of Sandomierz, and 65 km (40 mi) south-east of the regional capital Kielce.[1]
During the January Uprising, on 20 October 1863, it was the site of the Battle of Rybnica, in which Polish insurgents commanded by Dionizy Czachowski defeated Russian troops.
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