Orawka, Lesser Poland Voivodeship

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]

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

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]

History

The area belonged to Great Moravia in the 9th century.[4] In the 10th or early 11th century it became part of Poland, and later it passed to Hungary. In 1880, Orawka had a population of 680.[5] It became again part of Poland following World War I.

References
  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. z 2021 r. poz. 719
  4. BIALEKOVÁ, Darina. Pramene k dejinám osídlenia Slovenska z konca 5. až z 13. storočia I – II. Nitra : Archeologický ústav Slovenskej akadémie vied, 1989 – 1992.
  5. Słownik geograficzny Królestwa Polskiego i innych krajów słowiańskich, Tom VII (in Polish). Warsaw. 1886. p. 573.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)



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