Podwilk

Podwilk
Village
Saint Martin Church (from 1767)
Podwilk
Coordinates: 49°33′N 19°44′E / 49.550°N 19.733°E / 49.550; 19.733
Country  Poland
Voivodeship Lesser Poland
County Nowy Targ
Gmina Jabłonka
Elevation 640 m (2,100 ft)
Population 2,200

Podwilk [ˈpɔdvilk], (Slovak: Podvlk) 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 9 kilometres (6 mi) north of Jabłonka, 23 km (14 mi) north-west of Nowy Targ, and 59 km (37 mi) south of the regional capital Kraków.[1] The village has a population of 2,200.

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°33′N 19°44′E / 49.550°N 19.733°E / 49.550; 19.733

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