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Bobowa | |
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Coordinates: 49°42′31″N 20°56′41″E / 49.70861°N 20.94472°E | |
Country | Poland |
Voivodeship | Lesser Poland |
County | Gorlice |
Gmina | Bobowa |
First mentioned | 1339 |
City rights | 1339-1934, 2009 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Wacław Ligęza |
Area | |
• Total | 7.18 km2 (2.77 sq mi) |
Population | |
• Total | 3,101 |
• Density | 432/km2 (1,120/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal code | 38-350 |
Area code | +48 18 |
Car plates | KGR |
Voivodeship roads | |
Website | http://www.bobowa.pl/ |
Bobowa [bɔˈbɔva] (Yiddish: בּאָבּאָוו, Bobov) is a small town in Gorlice County, southern Poland. Administratively part of the Lesser Polish Voivodeship, it is situated 18 kilometres (11 miles) west of Gorlice and 83 km (52 mi) south-east of the regional capital Kraków. It was formerly a village, but was granted town status on 1 January 2009.[4] Bobowa is also located on a railway line running from Tarnów to the border with Slovakia at Leluchów. As of December 2021, the town has a population of 3,101.[2]