Podwilk
Podwilk | |
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Village | |
Saint Martin Church (from 1767) | |
Podwilk | |
Coordinates: 49°33′N 19°44′E / 49.550°N 19.733°E | |
Country | Poland |
Voivodeship | Lesser Poland |
County | Nowy Targ |
Gmina | Jabłonka |
Elevation | 640 m (2,100 ft) |
Population | 2,200 |
Podwilk [ˈpɔdvilk], (Slovak: Podvlk) 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 9 kilometres (6 mi) north of Jabłonka, 23 km (14 mi) north-west of Nowy Targ, and 59 km (37 mi) south of the regional capital Kraków.[1] The village has a population of 2,200.
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), which since the Middle Ages belonged to Hungary.
References
External links
- Jewish Community in Podwilk on Virtual Shtetl
Coordinates: 49°33′N 19°44′E / 49.550°N 19.733°E
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