Rabka-Zdrój

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Rabka-Zdrój
Rabka-Zdrój coat of arms
Rabka-Zdrój (Poland)
Rabka-Zdrój
Rabka-Zdrój
Basic data
State : Poland
Voivodeship : Lesser Poland
Powiat : Nowy Targ
Area : 36.59  km²
Geographic location : 49 ° 37 '  N , 19 ° 57'  E Coordinates: 49 ° 36 '39 "  N , 19 ° 57' 20"  E
Height : 500 m npm
Residents : 12,746
(Jun. 30, 2019)
Postal code : 34-700-34-701
Telephone code : (+48) 18
Economy and Transport
Street : Europastrasse 77
Rail route : Chabówka – Nowy Sącz
Next international airport : Krakow-Balice
Gmina
Gminatype: Urban-and-rural parish
Gmina structure: 4 school offices
Surface: 69.02 km²
Residents: 17.058
(June 30, 2019)
Population density : 247 inhabitants / km²
Community number  ( GUS ): 1211123
Administration (as of 2007)
Mayoress : Ewa Przybyło
Address:
ul.Parkowa 2 34-700 Rabka
Website : www.rabka.pl



Town center
Maria Magdalena Church
Wooden church with folklore museum
Spa gardens

Rabka-Zdrój ( German Bad Rabka ) is a spa town in the Lesser Poland Voivodeship in Poland . It is located about 50 km south of Krakow and has a population of around 13,000.

Rabka-Zdrój is best known as the largest children's health resort in Poland, because it has a very healthy microclimate (half of the area of ​​Rabka is forested) and lots of sun (around 2100 hours per year).

geography

Rabka is located on the northern slope of the Gorce in the Rabka Basin , at the confluence of the Poniczanka, Słonka and Skomielnianka rivers with the Raba river .

history

In this place in the Raba valley, salt has been extracted from the Rabka springs since the 13th century. The healing properties of the water were initially only known to the local population, a water analysis was only carried out in 1858 (high in iodine and bromine), which also led to the development of a health resort . Rabka, formerly famous for its salt works, was known as a health resort as early as 1864. The first children's hospital came into being a few years later. The local brine is used in the sanatoriums and health clinics. Rabka gained international recognition in the 19th century due to its specific climate and medicinal mineral waters.

The health resort specializes in the treatment of circulatory, respiratory and metabolic diseases as well as allergies. In 1952 Rabka-Zdrój received town charter , and since 1962 there has also been a pediatric center here. The state puppet theater Rabka is also well-known , which is highly regarded not only in Poland but also in German-speaking countries.

local community

The town-and-country community ( gmina miejsko-wiejska ) includes the town of Rabka-Zdrój, the districts of Chabówka , Ponice and Rdzawka, each with a school administration office .

Culture and sights

Sights include several villas from the 19th century (Villa Kazimierz, Villa Engel) the wooden church of St. Maria Magdalena. The building with a tower from 1744, erected in 1608 in the Goralen style, was decorated in the interior in the second half of the 18th century in the Baroque style. The walls and vaults have been covered with late baroque paintings since 1802. In 1974/75 the building, which had not been used as a place of worship since 1908, was renovated. It has housed the Władysław Hurricane Museum of Folk Art since 1936, the oldest exhibits date from the 16th century.

Also worth seeing are the Rabcio puppet theater, the Sniezka cinema, the open-air railway museum in Chabowka near Rabka, the winter carnival, the Carpathian Festival of regional children's ensembles and the International Festival of Mountain Children. Many entertainment and folklore events are also organized during the summer.

There is a modern sports stadium, numerous ski lifts (Polczakowka, Maciejowa-ski), many tennis facilities, a lunapark, a road town for children with bike rental, an ice rink, a toboggan run.

Rabka-Zdrój is a good starting point for sporting activities in the mountains (hiking, cross-country skiing) and trips to the nearby Górczański Park Narodowy . An extensive network of hiking trails stretches from the spa park: on the Luboń Wielki ( 1022  m npm ) and on the Turbacz ( 1310  m ), Stare Wierchy, Krzywon and Bania mountains .

The final stage of the Tour de Pologne / Poland tour starts every year in Rabka-Zdrój.

traffic

The Zakopianka expressway ( S7 ), which connects Krakow with Zakopane , runs on the outskirts . The Rabka-Zdrój stop is on the Chabówka – Nowy Sącz railway line . Chabówka is also the start of the routes to Zakopane and Sucha Beskidzka .

sons and daughters of the town

Web links

Commons : Rabka-Zdrój  - collection of images, videos and audio files

See also

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b 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 .
  2. ↑ Jerzy Z. lobinski: art monuments in Poland. A picture guide. Scientific Book Society, Darmstadt 1984, p. 460