Orawka, Lesser Poland Voivodeship

Orawka
Village
Saint John the Baptist Church
Saint John the Baptist Church
Orawka is located in Poland
Orawka
Orawka
Coordinates: 49°30′32″N 19°43′1″E / 49.50889°N 19.71694°E / 49.50889; 19.71694
Country Poland
VoivodeshipLesser Poland
CountyNowy Targ
GminaJabłonka
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Vehicle registrationKNT
National roads

Orawka [ɔˈrafka] 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 4 kilometres (2 mi) north-east of Jabłonka, 23 km (14 mi) west of Nowy Targ, and 64 km (40 mi) south of the regional capital Kraków.[1]

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 local landmark is the Saint John the Baptist church,[2] listed as a Historic Monument of Poland.[3]

  1. ^ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) – TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
  2. ^ "Kościół pw. św. Jana Chrzciciela". Otwarty Szlak Architektury Drewnianej (in Polish). Małopolska Organizacja Turystyczna. Archived from the original on 2011-07-22. Retrieved 2010-06-01.
  3. ^ Rozporządzenie Prezydenta Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej z dnia 8 kwietnia 2021 r. w sprawie uznania za pomnik historii "Orawka - kościół pod wezwaniem św. Jana Chrzciciela", Dz. U., 2021, No. 719