Zawoja
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| State : | Poland | ||
| Voivodeship : | Lesser Poland | ||
| Powiat : | Suski | ||
| Gmina : | Zawoja | ||
| Geographic location : | 49 ° 40 ′ N , 19 ° 34 ′ E | ||
| Residents : | 6525 () | ||
| Postal code : | 34-222, 34-223 | ||
| Telephone code : | (+48) 33 | ||
| License plate : | KSU | ||
Zawoja is a village in the powiat Suski in the Lesser Poland Voivodeship , Poland . It is the seat of the rural community of the same name with around 9100 inhabitants.
geography
Zawoja is about 27 km south of Wadowice on the Skawica . North of the Babia Góra massif (1725 m) it is the seat of the Babia Góra National Park .
history
The first written mention of Zawoja comes from the year 1646. What is certain is that the village was previously part of Skawica and called "Skawica Górna".
From 1975 to 1998 the village belonged to the Bielsko-Biała Voivodeship .
Attractions
- Parish church of St. Clement, built 1757–59 and rebuilt in 1888
local community
The rural community (gmina wiejska) consists of two villages with eight school boards.
Community partnerships
- Cserkeszőlő , Hungary
- Öcsöd , Hungary
- Yaworiv , Ukraine
Web links
Commons : Zawoja - collection of images, videos and audio files
Wikivoyage: Zawoja - travel guide
- Official site of Zawoja (Polish)