Frydman

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Village in Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Poland
49°28′N 20°14′E / 49.467°N 20.233°E / 49.467; 20.233Country PolandVoivodeshipLesser PolandCountyNowy TargGminaŁapsze NiżneFirst mentioned1320Population
1,600
A view from Frydman during Winter

Frydman [ˈfrɨdman] (Slovak: Fridman) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Łapsze Niżne, within Nowy Targ County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland, close to the border with Slovakia. It lies approximately 8 kilometres (5 mi) north of Łapsze Niżne, 16 km (10 mi) east of Nowy Targ, and 70 km (43 mi) south of the regional capital Kraków.[1]

It is one of the 14 villages in the Polish part of the historical region of Spiš (Polish: Spisz). It was first mentioned in a written document in 1320 (terram Fridmanvagasa).[2]

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