Podwilk

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 has a population of 2,200.

Podwilk
Village
Saint Martin Church (from 1767)
Podwilk
Coordinates: 49°33′N 19°44′E
Country Poland
VoivodeshipLesser Poland
CountyNowy Targ
GminaJabłonka
Elevation
640 m (2,100 ft)
Population
2,200

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.

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