Skawa, Nowy Targ County Explained

Skawa
Settlement Type:Village
Total Type: 
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Voivodeship
Subdivision Name1:Lesser Poland
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Nowy Targ
Subdivision Type3:Gmina
Subdivision Name3:Raba Wyżna
Coordinates:49.6167°N 73°W
Pushpin Map:Poland
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Population Total:4000
Area Total Ha:2052
Registration Plate:KNT
Elevation Min M:450

Skawa is a village on the Skawa river (hence its name), in the administrative district of Gmina Raba Wyżna, within Nowy Targ County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately 6km (04miles) north of Raba Wyżna, 190NaN0 north-west of Nowy Targ, and 500NaN0 south of the regional capital Kraków.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Central Statistical Office (GUS)  - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal) . 2008-06-01 . Polish.