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Anna Poray-Wybranowska nee Chościak Popiel, was born into a noble family bearing the Sulima coat of arms in Ściborzyce, Little Poland, soon after Poland's return to independence.
It became known as the place of Chochołów uprising of 1846 (Powstanie chochołowskie) against the rule of Austria-Hungary.
The AGH University of Science and Technology (29,800 students) is considered to be the best technical university in Poland.
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It lies at the crossroads of major international routes linking Dresden with Kiev, and Gdańsk with Budapest.
As for administrative divisions, the region borders on the Lesser Poland and Subcarpathian voivodeships in Poland in the north, Zakarpattia Oblast of Ukraine in the east, Košice Region in the south, Banská Bystrica Region in the south-west and Žilina Region in the west.