Szczyrzyc (formerly Szczyrzyce) is a village in Poland, located in the Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Limanowa County, Jodà Âownik Commune. It is known for its 13th-century Cistercian abbey.
Geographically it is located in the Beskid Wyspowy, in the Stradomka river valley.
Szczyrzyc is notable for its 13th-century Cistercian abbey (the Cistercians Abbey in Szczyrzyc). The village itself dates from the 14th century.
In the Kingdom of Poland and PolishâÂÂLithuanian Commonwealth, Szczyrzyc was the seat of Szczyrzyc County - a large county, which stretched from the Vistula to the Tatras, and which was disbanded in 1772.
It is the birthplace of writer Wà Âadysà Âaw Orkan (b. 1875) and composer Zygmunt Konieczny (b. 1937).
It is one of the places where Polish Red cattle can still be found.