Orawka | |
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Village | |
Coordinates: 49°30′32″N 19°43′1″E / 49.50889°N 19.71694°E | |
Country | Poland |
Voivodeship | Lesser Poland |
County | Nowy Targ |
Gmina | Jabłonka |
Time zone | UTC+1 ( CET) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC+2 ( CEST) |
Vehicle registration | KNT |
National roads |
Orawka [ɔˈrafka] 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 4 kilometres (2 mi) north-east of Jabłonka, 23 km (14 mi) west of Nowy Targ, and 64 km (40 mi) 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 local landmark is the Saint John the Baptist church, [2] listed as a Historic Monument of Poland. [3]
The area belonged to Great Moravia in the 9th century. [4] In the 10th or early 11th century it became part of Poland, and later it passed to Hungary. In 1880, Orawka had a population of 680. [5] It became again part of Poland following World War I.
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Orawka | |
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Village | |
Coordinates: 49°30′32″N 19°43′1″E / 49.50889°N 19.71694°E | |
Country | Poland |
Voivodeship | Lesser Poland |
County | Nowy Targ |
Gmina | Jabłonka |
Time zone | UTC+1 ( CET) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC+2 ( CEST) |
Vehicle registration | KNT |
National roads |
Orawka [ɔˈrafka] 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 4 kilometres (2 mi) north-east of Jabłonka, 23 km (14 mi) west of Nowy Targ, and 64 km (40 mi) 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 local landmark is the Saint John the Baptist church, [2] listed as a Historic Monument of Poland. [3]
The area belonged to Great Moravia in the 9th century. [4] In the 10th or early 11th century it became part of Poland, and later it passed to Hungary. In 1880, Orawka had a population of 680. [5] It became again part of Poland following World War I.
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