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Tokarnia, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship

Coordinates: 50°45′58″N 20°26′42″E / 50.76611°N 20.44500°E / 50.76611; 20.44500
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Tokarnia
Village
Old cottages in Kielce Countryside Museum in Tokarnia
Old cottages in Kielce Countryside Museum in Tokarnia
Tokarnia is located in Poland
Tokarnia
Tokarnia
Coordinates: 50°45′58″N 20°26′42″E / 50.76611°N 20.44500°E / 50.76611; 20.44500
Country Poland
VoivodeshipŚwiętokrzyskie
CountyKielce
GminaChęciny
Population
1,400

Tokarnia [tɔˈkarɲa] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Chęciny, within Kielce County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in south-central Poland. It lies approximately 5 kilometres (3 mi) south of Chęciny and 18 km (11 mi) south-west of the regional capital Kielce.[1]

In Tokarnia there is an open-air Kielce Countryside Museum (Muzeum Wsi Kieleckiej - Park Etnograficzny w Tokarni), with examples of old countryside architecture. The museum is situated just by the European route E77 (Kielce-Kraków part).

References

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  1. ^ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) – TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.