Słopnice
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View of Słopnice from a distance in 2006
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 Słopnice
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| Coordinates: 49°42′N 20°21′E / 49.700°N 20.350°E | ||
| Country |
 Poland
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| Voivodeship | Lesser Poland | |
| County | Limanowa | |
| Gmina | Słopnice | |
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| • Total | 6,000 | |
| Website | Słopnice | |
Słopnice [swɔpˈnit͡sɛ] is a village in Limanowa County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Słopnice. It lies approximately 6 kilometres (4 mi) west of Limanowa and 50 km (31 mi) south-east of the regional capital Kraków.
The village has a population of approximately 6,000.
Słopnice has five sister cities: Balkány and Zajta in Hungary, Chlebnice in Slovakia, Gießhübl in Austria and Lazuri in Romania.
Eli Sanders, the father of U.S. politician Bernie Sanders and 2016 presidential candidate, was born in Słopnice in 1904 and emigrated to the United States in 1921. Sanders visited the village with his brother Larry Sanders in 2013. In 2016, the mayor, Adam Sołtys, said, "There's quite a bit of excitement in the air here—we're proud of Senator Sanders and we wish our 'homeboy' even greater success!"
Coordinates: 49°42′N 20°21′E / 49.700°N 20.350°E
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