Korytnica, Jędrzejów County
Korytnica | |
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Village | |
| Coordinates: 50°39′25″N 20°31′0″E / 50.65694°N 20.51667°E | |
| Country | Poland |
| Voivodeship | Świętokrzyskie |
| County | Jędrzejów |
| Gmina | Sobków |
| Population | 860 |
Korytnica [kɔrɨtˈnit͡sa] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Sobków, within Jędrzejów County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in south-central Poland. It lies approximately 7 kilometres (4 mi) south-east of Sobków, 16 km (10 mi) east of Jędrzejów, and 27 km (17 mi) south of the regional capital Kielce.
The village is famous for a palaeontological locality situated nearby. It yielded several Miocene species, above all gastropods. Some of these fossil animals were named after the village, like for example the bryozoan Stephanollona korytnicensis.