Elamur LocationsStary Sącz
A settlement in Poland.
English name
Stary Sącz — Official Polish Latin-script name retained in English.
Other forms in use:
- Alt Sandez — German historical name used in regional history.
- Alt-Sanz — Yiddish-derived historical community name, listed by JewishGen.
- Altsandez — Joined German historical spelling listed by JewishGen.
- Tzantz Yashan — Hebrew historical community name listed by JewishGen; not a modern English civic name.
- Ószandec — Hungarian historical name listed in JewishGen community data.
- Stary Soncz — Historical Latin spelling listed in JewishGen community data.
- Alt-Sandz — Historical community spelling listed by JewishGen.
- Stary Sacz — Diacritic-free typing/indexing form of Stary Sącz for English retrieval; independent prose frequency is unverified.
- Oszandec — Diacritic-free typing/indexing form of Ószandec for English retrieval; independent prose frequency is unverified.
French name
Stary Sącz — Same form as in English; used in French geographical references.
Other forms in use:
- Alt Sandez — German historical name for French historical retrieval; independent French prose use unverified.
- Stary Sacz — Diacritic-free typing/indexing form of Stary Sącz for French retrieval; independent prose frequency is unverified.
About
Stary Sącz is a historic town near the confluence of the Dunajec and Poprad in southern Poland. Its old town and Poor Clare convent are closely associated with Saint Kinga.
Notes
Do not confuse Stary Sącz with Nowy Sącz. Unqualified Sandz is omitted because it more often identifies the latter. Historical community forms checked against https://www.jewishgen.org/Communities/jgcd.php?dist1900=Nowy+S%C4%85cz&get=y&prov1900=Galicia Reference pages checked 2026-11-15: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stary_Sącz ; https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stary_Sącz.
Identifiers: Wikidata Q1280257 · JSON
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