Jordanów (rural municipality)
Gmina Jordanów | ||
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Basic data | ||
State : | Poland | |
Voivodeship : | Lesser Poland | |
Powiat : | Suski | |
Geographic location : | 49 ° 40 ′ N , 19 ° 50 ′ E | |
Residents : | see Gmina | |
Telephone code : | (+48) 18 | |
License plate : | KSU | |
Economy and Transport | ||
Next international airport : | Krakow-Balice | |
Gmina | ||
Gminatype: | Rural community | |
Surface: | 92.65 km² | |
Residents: | 11,172 (Jun. 30, 2019) |
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Population density : | 121 inhabitants / km² | |
Community number ( GUS ): | 1215052 | |
administration | ||
Wójt : | Stanislaw Pudo | |
Address: | Rynek 2 34-240 Jordanów |
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Website : | www.gmina-jordanow.pl |
The Gmina wiejska Jordanów is a rural municipality in the powiat Suski in the Lesser Poland Voivodeship , Poland . The seat is the city of Jordanów , which does not belong to the municipality. The Gmina has an area of 92.6 km² and 11,172 inhabitants (as of June 30, 2019).
geography
The municipality is located about forty kilometers south of Krakow on the Skawa River at the foot of the Beskid Makowski , part of the Beskydy Mountains . 53% of its area is used for agriculture and 41% is covered with forest. The Gmina borders on the rural communities of Bystra-Sidzina , Lubień , Maków Podhalański , Raba Wyżna , Spytkowice , Tokarnia and the district town of Jordanów .
history
The city of Jordanów was founded in 1564 by Spytek Jordan . As an important trading center, the region soon became its own county and came into the possession of the noble family of Trąby , who called themselves Count Jordanowski.
From 1975 to 1998 Gmina was part of the Nowy Sącz Voivodeship .
structure
The Gmina Jordanów has an area of 92.65 km². The following five villages belong to it:
Łętownia, Naprawa, Osielec, Toporzysko, Wysoka and the forester's house Folwark.
Architectural monuments
- Church in Łętownia
- Wysoka Manor House and Park
- Modern church in Toporzysko
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ population. Size and Structure by Territorial Division. As of June 30, 2019. Główny Urząd Statystyczny (GUS) (PDF files; 0.99 MiB), accessed December 24, 2019 .