Korytnica, Jędrzejów County
Korytnica [kɔrɨtˈnit͡sa] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Sobków, within Jędrzejów County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in south-central Poland. It lies approximately 7 kilometres (4 mi) south-east of Sobków, 16 km (10 mi) east of Jędrzejów, and 27 km (17 mi) south of the regional capital Kielce.
The village is famous for a palaeontological locality situated nearby. It yielded several Miocene species, above all gastropods. Some of these fossil animals were named after the village, like for example the bryozoan Stephanollona korytnicensis.
References
- ^ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
- ^ "KDG: Iły korytnickie i ich fauna". geostanowiska.pgi.gov.pl. Retrieved 2024-12-04.
- ^ Zágoršek, K.; Radwańska, U.; Radwański, A. (2012). "Bryozoa from the Korytnica Basin (Middle Miocene; Holy Cross Mountains, Central Poland)". Bulletin of Geosciences. 87 (2): 201–218. doi:10.3140/bull.geosci.1249. ISSN 1214-1119.
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