Opatowiec | |
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Town | |
.JPG) Catholic church of St. James | |
 Coat of arms | |
  Opatowiec | |
| Coordinates: 50°14′N 20°43′E / 50.233°N 20.717°E | |
| Country |  Poland |
| Voivodeship | Świętokrzyskie |
| County | Kazimierza |
| Gmina | Opatowiec |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Sławomir Kowalczyk (Ind.) |
| Elevation | 200 m (700 ft) |
| Population (2019) | |
| • Total | 338 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 28-520 |
| Area code | +48 41 |
| Vehicle registration | TKA |
| Website | www |
Opatowiec [ɔpaˈtɔvjɛt͡s] is a small town in Kazimierza County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in south-central Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Opatowiec. It lies in Lesser Poland, on the left bank of the River Vistula (opposite the confluence of the Dunajec), approximately 18 kilometres (11 mi) east of Kazimierza Wielka and 73 km (45 mi) south of the regional capital Kielce.[1] It regained its urban status on 1 January 2019, becoming the smallest town in Poland, with only 338 inhabitants. Opatowiec is situated on the National Road Nr. 79 (Warsaw–Bytom). Local points of interest include a 15th-century Dominican church and a central park.