Official website (http://www.rabka.pl/)
Rabka-Zdrój
Sign in to saveAlso known as Rabka-Zdroj
Rabka-Zdrój (, Goral: Robka, colloquially: Rabka) is a spa town in Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Poland. It is located between Kraków and Zakopane in a valley on the northern slopes of the Gorce Mountains, where the rivers Poniczanka and Słonka join the river Raba. It has about 13,000 inhabitants. There is a substantial population of Gorals in the town.
Weather now
Place details
- Locality
- Rabka-Zdrój
- Region
- województwo małopolskie
- Country
- Polska
- Population
- 13,071
- Timezone
- Europe/Warsaw
via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames
Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Rabka-Zdrój
- Settlement.image_flag
- POL Rabka-Zdrój flag.svg
- Settlement.image_shield
- POL Rabka-Zdrój COA.svg
- Settlement.image_skyline
- UlicaWładysławaOrkanaOrazKościoły-POL, Rabka.jpg
- Settlement.image_caption
- Town centre
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Poland
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Voivodeship
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Lesser Poland
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- County
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Nowy Targ
- Settlement.subdivision_type3
- Gmina
- Settlement.subdivision_name3
- Rabka-Zdrój
- Settlement.elevation_min_m
- 470
- Settlement.elevation_max_m
- 560
- Settlement.area_total_km2
- 36.59
- Settlement.population_as_of
- 2020
- Settlement.population_total
- 12662
via Wikipedia infobox
Official website
Strona Gminy Rabka-Zdrój - UM Rabka Zdrój
rabka.pl →Link to the official site · 38,839 chars · not written by Vinony
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- spa town
- Official name
- Rabka-Zdrój
- Country
- Poland
- Located in
- Gmina Rabka-Zdrój
- Continent
- Europe
- Population
- 12468
- Area
- 36.59
- Elevation
- 500
- Time zone
- UTC+02:00
- Capital of
- Gmina Rabka-Zdrój
- Official website
- www.rabka.pl
- Image
- UlicaWładysławaOrkanaOrazKościoły-POL, Rabka.jpg
- Licence plate code
- KNT
Show 11 more facts
- twinned administrative body
- Kiskunfélegyháza
- Commons category
- Rabka-Zdrój
- Commons gallery
- Rabka-Zdrój
- native label
- Rabka-Zdrój
- postal code
- 34-700
- different from
- Gmina Rabka-Zdrój
- P6482
- Rabka-Zdrój
- male population
- 5860
- female population
- 6608
- P12749
- Tegucigalpa
Sources (6)
via Wikidata · CC0
Travel guide
See
thumb|Władysław Orkan Museum thumb|Order of the Smile Museum thumb|Rabcio Puppet Theater Open-air Railway Museum at Chabówka 2 km outside Rabka. This features a superb collection of steam trains, some of which have appeared in old films. Władysław Orkan Museum - The museum offers a unique look into Rabka's past through artefacts, tools and equipment used in everyday life. Housed in a historical 17th-century larch-wood church, includes one of the largest collections of folk sculpture and paintings on glass. The world's only Order of the Smile Museum (dedicated to a unique order that children award to adults). Myślenice is a small resort halfway along the road between Kraków and Rabka-Zdrój. It has skiing and tobogganing in winter and hill-walking in summer. It's worth a brief stop en route to see the old market square and churches.
Do
Rabcio Puppet Theater has performances of traditional Polish puppetry for children. Gorce National Park - trails from the Central Park Zdrojowy (Health Park) lead up to Maciejowa hill and the national park. There are tourist shelters which offer overnight bunks and food for walkers en-route. Ski, skate, toboggan, snowboard, paraglide, horseback ride, quadbike ride, hike and climb. The town has a sports stadium, tennis courts, amusement park and bicycle rentals. Nearby hills have walks above and below the tree line. There's easy access to Mt Grzebień (678 m), Mt Maciejowa (837 m), Stare Wierchy, Krzywoń and Bania hills.
Drink
Mulled wine and beer, śliwowica łącka - (read: [shlee-voh-veetsa won-tskah]) strong (70% alcohol) plum brandy
Sleep
Hostels, hotels, lodging houses, holiday homes, cottages and rooms for hire.
Travel guide from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA 4.0)
~3 min read
Encyclopedic overview
5 sectionsContents
- Nazi Police School
- Notable people
- Gallery
- References
- External links
Rabka-Zdrój (, Goral: Robka, colloquially: Rabka) is a spa town in Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Poland. It is located between Kraków and Zakopane in a valley on the northern slopes of the Gorce Mountains, where the rivers Poniczanka and Słonka join the river Raba. It has about 13,000 inhabitants. There is a substantial population of Gorals in the town.
Rabka was always known for its salt-works, and from 1864 became a popular spa town. The first treatment centre for children was established a few years later and continues to this day. Hydrotherapy continues to be utilised in local hospital and sanatoriums.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Rabka-Zdrój” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
Gallery (3)
On the map
2 mapped locations