Podwilk
Village
Saint Martin Church (from 1767)
Saint Martin Church (from 1767)
Podwilk is located in Poland
Podwilk
Podwilk
Podwilk is located in Lesser Poland Voivodeship
Podwilk
Podwilk
Coordinates: 49°33′N 19°44′E / 49.550°N 19.733°E / 49.550; 19.733
Country Poland
VoivodeshipLesser Poland
CountyNowy Targ
GminaJabłonka
Elevation
640 m (2,100 ft)
Population
2,200
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Vehicle registrationKNT
National roads

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 lies in the drainage basin of the Black Sea (through Orava, Váh and Danube rivers), in the historical region of Orava (Polish: Orawa).

History

The area became part of Poland in the 10th or early 11th century, and later it passed to Hungary. 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.



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