Bełdno [ˈbɛwdnɔ] is a village and sołectwo in the administrative district of Gmina Żegocina, within Bochnia County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately 3 kilometres (2 mi) south-west of Żegocina, 19 km (12 mi) south of Bochnia, and 43 km (27 mi) south-east of the regional capital Kraków.[2]
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Coordinates: 49°49′30″N 20°24′0″E | |
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Voivodeship | Lesser Poland |
County | Bochnia |
Gmina | Żegocina |
Population | 273 |
Website | www.zegocina.pl (in Polish) |
The village was established in 1398 according to the Magdeburg rights. These days it is the smallest of the subdivisions of the gmina.[3]
By the road to Żegocina there is a wayside shrine to Our Lady of Perpetual Succour. It contains a statue of the Virgin that was rescued from the main hall of Kraków station during the upheavals of September 1939.[3]
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