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]
Podwilk | |
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Village | |
 Saint Martin Church (from 1767) | |
  Podwilk | |
| Coordinates: 49°33′N 19°44′E / 49.550°N 19.733°E | |
| Country |  Poland |
| Voivodeship | Lesser Poland |
| County | Nowy Targ |
| Gmina | Jabłonka |
| Elevation | 640 m (2,100 ft) |
| Population | 2,200 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Vehicle registration | KNT |
| 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).
History
editThe 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
editExternal links
edit- Jewish Community in Podwilk on Virtual Shtetl
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