Orawka, Lesser Poland Voivodeship

Orawka [ɔˈrafka], (Slovak: Orávka) 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.[3]

See also: Orawka, West Pomeranian Voivodeship

Orawka
Village
John the Baptist Church, c. 1650[2]
Orawka
Coordinates: 49°30′32″N 19°43′1″E
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Lesser Poland
County	Nowy Targ
Gmina	Jabłonka

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), which since the Middle Ages belonged to Hungary.

References

1. "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.
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. "Central Statistical Office (GUS) – TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.