Podwilk
Village in Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Poland From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Village in Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Poland From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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]
Podwilk | |
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Village | |
Coordinates: 49°33′N 19°44′E | |
Country | Poland |
Voivodeship | Lesser Poland |
County | Nowy Targ |
Gmina | Jabłonka |
Elevation | 640 m (2,100 ft) |
Population | 2,200 |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Vehicle registration | KNT |
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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. It became again part of Poland following World War I.
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