Mochnaczka Nizhna ( Polish: Mochnaczka Niżna ) is a village in Poland , administratively located in the commune of Krinitsa-Zdroj, in the county of Nowy Sacz , in the province of Lesser Poland. The population is ≈ 500 people.
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| polish Mochnaczka Niżna | |
| A country |  Poland |
| Voivodship | Lesser Poland |
| Gmina | Krynica-Zdroj |
| History and Geography | |
| Timezone | UTC + 1 , in summer UTC + 2 |
| Official language | Polish |
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History
The village of Mokhnachka-Nizhna was founded in 1581 by Jan Svitkovsky by privilege given by Bishop Mishkovsky. The Greek Catholic parish of the Mushinsky dean’s office in Mokhnachka-Nizhne was founded by Bishop Shishikovsky in 1626. In the same year, the first church bell weighing 300 kilograms was created in the village. In 1648, Mokhnachka-Nizhna was isolated separately. Until the middle of the 20th century, the region was predominantly Lemkiv-Ukrainian population. From November 1918 to January 1920 the village was part of the Lem Republic .
In 1939, there were 880 inhabitants in the village, 870 of which were Ukrainians, 10 were Poles. Later, between 1945 and 1947, the struggle between the UPA units and Soviet troops continued in this area . Those who survived in 1947 during Operation Vistula were evacuated to Poland.
Monuments
- Church of St. Michael the Archangel Michael - was built by the Greek Catholic community of the village in the 18th century, and was fundamentally rebuilt in the middle of the 19th century with a full iconostasis, since 1951 the church has been used as a parafial church of the Mother of God of Czestochowa.
- The wooden chapel of the Nativity of the Virgin with a full iconostasis was built in 1787 by the local rector Chirnyansky.