Lipnica Wielka, Nowy Targ County
Introduction


**Lipnica Wielka**  is a [village](/wiki/Village "Village") in [Nowy Targ County](/wiki/Nowy_Targ_County "Nowy Targ County"), [Lesser Poland Voivodeship](/wiki/Lesser_Poland_Voivodeship "Lesser Poland Voivodeship"), in southern [Poland](/wiki/Poland "Poland"), close to the border with [Slovakia](/wiki/Slovakia "Slovakia"). It is the seat of the [gmina](/wiki/Gmina "Gmina") (administrative district) called [Gmina Lipnica Wielka](/wiki/Gmina_Lipnica_Wielka "Gmina Lipnica Wielka"). It lies approximately  west of [Nowy Targ](/wiki/Nowy_Targ "Nowy Targ") and  south of the regional capital [Kraków](/wiki/Krak%C3%B3w "Kraków").

The village lies in the [drainage basin](/wiki/Drainage_basin "Drainage basin") of the [Black Sea](/wiki/Black_Sea "Black Sea") (through [Orava](/wiki/Orava_%28river%29 "Orava (river)"), [Váh](/wiki/V%C3%A1h "Váh") and [Danube](/wiki/Danube "Danube") rivers), in the historical region of [Orava](/wiki/Orava_%28region%29 "Orava (region)") (Polish: *Orawa*).


What city lies south of Lipnica Wielka?