Podszkle, Lesser Poland Voivodeship

Podszkle
Village
Local Catholic church
Podszkle
Coordinates: 49°31′5″N 19°47′21″E / 49.51806°N 19.78917°E / 49.51806; 19.78917
Country  Poland
Voivodeship Lesser Poland
County Nowy Targ
Gmina Czarny Dunajec

Podszkle [ˈpɔtʂklɛ], (Slovak: Bukovina-Podsklé) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Czarny Dunajec, within Nowy Targ County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland, close to the border with Slovakia.[1] It lies approximately 10 kilometres (6 mi) north-west of Czarny Dunajec, 18 km (11 mi) west of Nowy Targ, and 62 km (39 mi) south of the regional capital Kraków.

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), which since the Middle Ages belonged to Hungary.

References

  1. ↑ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) – TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.

Coordinates: 49°31′05.3″N 19°47′21.3″E / 49.518139°N 19.789250°E / 49.518139; 19.789250

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