Editing Muszyna

{{Infobox settlement
| name = Muszyna
| image_skyline = Mikowa GL2.jpg
| image_caption = View of Muszyna from Mount Malnik with bridge over [[Poprad river]], part of the [[Poprad Landscape Park]]
| image_shield = POL_Muszyna_COA.svg
| image_flag = POL Muszyna flag.svg
| pushpin_map = Poland
| pushpin_label_position = top
| subdivision_type = [[List of sovereign states|Country]]
| subdivision_name = {{POL}}
| subdivision_type1 = [[Voivodeships of Poland|Voivodeship]]
| subdivision_name1 = {{flag|Lesser Poland Voivodeship|name=Lesser Poland}}
| subdivision_type2 = [[Powiat|County]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Nowy Sącz County|Nowy Sącz]]
| subdivision_type3 = [[Gmina]]
| subdivision_name3 = [[Gmina Muszyna|Muszyna]]
| leader_title = Mayor
| leader_name = Jan Golba
| area_total_km2 = 23.96
| population_as_of = 2006
| population_total = 4980
| population_density_km2 = auto
| timezone = [[Central European Time|CET]]
| utc_offset = +1
| timezone_DST = [[Central European Summer Time|CEST]]
| utc_offset_DST = +2
| coordinates = {{coord|49|21|30|N|20|54|0|E|region:PL|display=title,inline}}
| elevation_m = 450
| postal_code_type = Postal code
| postal_code = 33-370
| blank_name = [[Polish car number plates|Car plates]]
| blank_info = KNS
| website = http://www.muszyna.pl
}}
'''Muszyna''' {{IPAc-pl|m|u|'|sz|y|n|a}} is a town in the [[Lesser Poland Voivodeship]], southern Poland.{{TERYT}} Population: 4,989 (2006). It plays host to a railroad junction, located near border with [[Slovakia]], with trains going into three directions - towards [[Nowy Sącz]], [[Krynica-Zdrój]] and southwards, to Slovakia. The distance from the town to the Slovak border is {{convert|5|km|0|abbr=off}}.

Muszyna lies in the valley of the [[Poprad (river)|Poprad]], at an altitude of {{convert|450|m|0|abbr=off}} [[above mean sea level|above sea level]]. The town has the status of a [[spa town|spa]], with the [[Poprad Landscape Park]] and the picturesque [[Poprad River Gorge]] located nearby.

==History==
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 [[Kingdom of Hungary]]. Muszyna was first mentioned in 1209, in a document in which King [[Andrew II of Hungary]] allowed local parish priest to collect tolls at the Poprad river near Muszyna. At that time, the settlement belonged to the Niegowicki family ([[Półkozic coat of arms]]). In 1288 Muszyna passed into the hands of Bishops of Kraków, and in the early 14th century, King [[Władysław I the Elbow-high|Władysław Łokietek]], after a conflict with Bishop [[Jan Muskata]], and the [[Rebellion of mayor Albert|Rebellion of wójt Albert]], decided to make the village a royal property. Muszyna remained in the hands of Polish kings for almost 100 years, and in 1356, it was granted [[Magdeburg rights]] town charter by King [[Casimir III the Great|Kazimierz Wielki]].

On July 30, 1391, King [[Władysław II Jagiełło|Władysław Jagiełło]] granted the so-called Muszyna State (with two towns and 35 villages) to the Bishops of Kraków. As a result, the Muszyna State (''Państwo Muszyńskie'') was treated as a separate territorial unit, with its own administration, army and courts. On behalf of Kraków Bishops, the property was governed by [[starosta]]s, and remained in the hands of the bishops until 1781. In the 15th century, influx of settlers from [[Wallachia]] and [[Zakarpattia Oblast|Transcarpathia]] resulted in construction of several Orthodox churches. Muszyna was an important center of the [[Bar Confederation]], and after [[Partitions of Poland]], it became part of Austrian [[Galicia (Eastern Europe)|Galicia]], where it remained from 1772 to 1918.

===Mineral springs===
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 contain several bioelements and make it a popular tourist destination across Poland.

== Population growth ==
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 bar:2011 at: 5123 text: 5,123 shift:(-12,5)
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== Sport ==
*[[Muszynianka Muszyna]] - women's [[Volleyball in Poland|volleyball]] team playing in [[Polish Seria A Women's Volleyball League]]: 7th place in 2003/2004 season, 1st place in 2005/2006, 2007/2008, 2008/2009 season.

==External links==
{{Commons category}}
* [http://www.sztetl.org.pl/en/city/muszyna/ Jewish Community in Muszyna] on Virtual Shtetl
* [http://www.muszyna.pl Official website]

==References==
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{{Gmina Muszyna}}

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[[Category:Cities and towns in Lesser Poland Voivodeship]]
[[Category:Nowy Sącz County]]
[[Category:Spa towns in Poland]]