Zakopane

Zakopane (Podhale Goral: Zokopane) is a town in the south of Poland, in the southern part of the Podhale region at the foot of the Tatra Mountains. From 1975 to 1998, it was part of Nowy Sącz Voivodeship; since 1999, it has been part of Lesser Poland Voivodeship. its population was 27,266. Zakopane is a centre of Goral culture and is often referred to as "the winter capital of Poland". It is a popular tourist destination for many types of mountain and winter activities such as skiing, trekking, mountaineering and various forms of climbing.

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Zakopane is a town in southern Poland located at the foot of the Tatra Mountains that serves as a center of Goral culture and is known as "the winter capital of Poland." It is a popular tourist destination for winter sports and mountain activities including skiing, trekking, mountaineering, and climbing.

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Key facts

Settlement.name: Zakopane
Settlement.native_name: Zokopane
Settlement.image_skyline: Zakopane T58.jpg
Settlement.imagesize: 250px
Settlement.image_caption: View of Zakopane from Butorowy Wierch
Settlement.image_shield: POL Zakopane COA.svg
Settlement.image_flag: POL Zakopane flag.svg
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Settlement.pushpin_label_position: top
Settlement.mapframe: yes
Settlement.mapframe zoom: 10
Settlement.mapframe wikidata: yes
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Voivodeship
Settlement.subdivision_type2: County
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Tatra
Settlement.subdivision_type3: Gmina
Settlement.subdivision_name3: Zakopane (urban gmina)

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: urban municipality of Poland
Official name: Zakopane
Demonym: zakopianin
Country: Poland
Continent: Europe
Official language: Polish
Population: 28214
Area: 84
Elevation: 837
Time zone: UTC+02:00
Official website: www.zakopane.pl
Image: 2018-07-03 Zakopane from air 05.jpg
Licence plate code: KTT

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twinned administrative body: Opatija
Commons category: Zakopane
topic's main category: Category:Zakopane
Commons gallery: Zakopane
category for people born here: Category:Births in Zakopane
category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Zakopane
category of associated people: Category:People from Zakopane
inception: 1578-00-00
category for people buried here: Category:Burials in Zakopane
mountain range: Tatra Mountains
P6482: Zakopane
P8168: Future Soldier
male population: 12009
female population: 13761
native label: Zakopane

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Encyclopedic overview

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Contents

History
World War II
Climate
Architecture
Culture
Sports
Mountaineering
Skiing
Football
Tourism
International relations
Notable structures
Notable residents
Sport
Notable visitors
Gallery
See also
Notes
Bibliography
External links

Zakopane lies near Poland's border with Slovakia, in a valley between the Tatra Mountains and Gubałówka Hill. It is connected by rail and road to the provincial capital, Kraków. Zakopane lies above sea level and centres on the intersection of its Krupówki and Kościuszko Streets.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Zakopane” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.