Bobowa

Bobowa
Panorama of the town
Panorama of the town
Flag of Bobowa
Coat of arms of Bobowa
Bobowa is located in Poland
Bobowa
Bobowa
Coordinates: 49°42′31″N 20°56′41″E / 49.70861°N 20.94472°E / 49.70861; 20.94472
Country Poland
Voivodeship Lesser Poland
CountyGorlice
GminaBobowa
First mentioned1339
City rights1339-1934, 2009
Government
 • MayorWacław Ligęza
Area
 • Total
7.18 km2 (2.77 sq mi)
Population
 (31 December 2021)[2][3]
 • Total
3,101
 • Density432/km2 (1,120/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
38-350
Area code+48 18
Car platesKGR
Voivodeship roads
Websitehttp://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]

  1. ^ "Local Data Bank". bdl.stat.gov.pl. Statistics Poland. Retrieved 7 October 2022. Category K1, group G441, subgroup P1410. Data for territorial unit 1205034.
  2. ^ a b "Local Data Bank". bdl.stat.gov.pl. Statistics Poland. Retrieved 7 October 2022. Category K3, group G7, subgroup P1336. Data for territorial unit 1205034.
  3. ^ "Local Data Bank". bdl.stat.gov.pl. Statistics Poland. Retrieved 7 October 2022. Category K3, group G7, subgroup P2425. Data for territorial unit 1205034.
  4. ^ Ordinance of the Council of Ministers of the Republic of Poland Archived 2009-03-03 at the Wayback Machine (in Polish)