| Chyżne | |
| Settlement Type: | Village |
| Total Type: | |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | Voivodeship |
| Subdivision Name1: | Lesser Poland |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Nowy Targ |
| Subdivision Type3: | Gmina |
| Subdivision Name3: | Jabłonka |
| Coordinates: | 49.4333°N 59°W |
| Pushpin Map: | Poland |
| Pushpin Label Position: | right |
| Timezone: | CET |
| Utc Offset: | +1 |
| Timezone Dst: | CEST |
| Utc Offset Dst: | +2 |
| Population Total: | 1200 |
| Registration Plate: | KNT |
| Blank Name Sec2: | National roads |
Chyżne is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Jabłonka, within Nowy Targ County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland, close to the border with Slovakia. It lies approximately 6km (04miles) south of Jabłonka, 330NaN0 west of Nowy Targ, and 1000NaN0 south of the regional capital Kraków.[1]
The village lies in the drainage basin of the Black Sea (through Orava, Váh and Danube rivers), in the historical region of Orava (Polish: Orawa).
The area became part of Poland in the 10th or early 11th century, and later it passed to Hungary. In the late 19th century, Chyżne had a population of 1,728, with 86.9% of Poles.[2] It became again part of Poland following World War I.