Wadowice
Place in Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Poland / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Wadowice (Polish: [vadɔˈvit͡sɛ] ⓘ; German: Frauenstadt – Wadowitz) is a town in southern Poland, 50 kilometres (31 miles) southwest of Kraków with 17,455 inhabitants (2022), situated on the Skawa river, confluence of Vistula, in the eastern part of Silesian Foothills (Pogórze Śląskie). Wadowice is known for being the birthplace of Karol Wojtyła, later Pope John Paul II and Godwin von Brumowski, Austria-Hungary’s best flying ace with 35 credited and an additional 8 possible wins in the air.
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Wadowice | |
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Coordinates: 49°53′N 19°30′E | |
Country | Poland |
Voivodeship | Lesser Poland |
County | Wadowice County |
Gmina | Gmina Wadowice |
First mentioned | 14th century |
Town rights | 1430 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Bartosz Kaliński (PiS) |
Area | |
• Total | 10.52 km2 (4.06 sq mi) |
Highest elevation | 318 m (1,043 ft) |
Lowest elevation | 250 m (820 ft) |
Population (2022) | |
• Total | 17,455 |
• Density | 1,700/km2 (4,300/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal code | 34–100 |
Area code | +48 33 |
Car plates | KWA |
National roads | |
Website | http://www.wadowice.pl |
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