Zawoja

Zawoja
Catholic church
Zawoja
Coordinates: 49°40′N 19°34′E
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Lesser Poland
County	Sucha County
Gmina	Gmina Zawoja
Population
• Total	7,400
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	34-222, 34-223
Area code	+48 33
Car plates	KSU
Website	http://www.zawoja.pl

Zawoja [zaˈvɔja] is a village in southern Poland located close to Maków Podhalański. It is situated in Sucha County (Lesser Poland Voivodeship). With neighbouring village of Skawica it constitutes a rural Zawoja Commune. It has 7,400 inhabitants and is one of the biggest Polish villages.^[1] It is also considered the longest one as it stretches for about 19 kilometres in a picturesque mountain valley.^[2] It lies approximately 9 kilometres (6 mi) south of Sucha Beskidzka and 52 km (32 mi) south-west of the regional capital Kraków.

It is situated close to a mountain massif of Babia Góra (1725 m). The headquarters of Babia Góra National Park is located here. Since 19th century Zawoja is one of the important mountain resorts in Poland. It is known for its wooden architecture and folk culture of Babia Góra Gorals.

See also

• LOT Polish Airlines Flight LO 165 crashed on the nearby Polica mountain

References

1. "Największe wsie w Polsce. Lider zostawia daleko w tyle wiele miast". www.national-geographic.pl. 2022-11-09. Retrieved 2023-10-14.
2. S.A, Wirtualna Polska Media (2016-08-10). "Turystyczne rekordy Polski - WP Turystyka". turystyka.wp.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 2023-10-14.

External links

Media related to Zawoja at Wikimedia Commons Zawoja travel guide from Wikivoyage

• (in Polish) Zawoja official web site
• Jewish Community in Zawoja on Virtual Shtetl

49°40′N 19°34′E