Zawoja

Zawoja is a village in southern Poland located close to Maków Podhalański. It is situated in Sucha County (Lesser Poland Voivodeship). With neighbouring village of Skawica it constitutes a rural Zawoja Commune. It has 7,400 inhabitants and is one of the biggest Polish villages. It is also considered the longest one as it stretches for about 19 kilometres in a picturesque mountain valley. It lies approximately south of Sucha Beskidzka and south-west of the regional capital Krak��w.

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Settlement.name: Zawoja
Settlement.image_skyline: Zawoja3.JPG
Settlement.image_caption: Catholic church
Settlement.pushpin_map: Poland
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: right
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Voivodeship
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Lesser Poland
Settlement.subdivision_type2: County
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Sucha County
Settlement.subdivision_type3: Gmina
Settlement.subdivision_name3: Gmina Zawoja
Settlement.population_total: 7400
Settlement.timezone: CET
Settlement.utc_offset: +1
Settlement.timezone_DST: CEST
Settlement.utc_offset_DST: +2
Settlement.postal_code_type: Postal code

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It is situated close to a mountain massif of Babia Góra (1725 m). The headquarters of Babia Góra National Park is located here. Since 19th century Zawoja is one of the important mountain resorts in Poland. It is known for its wooden architecture and folk culture of Babia Góra Gorals.

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