Skała
Place in Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Poland / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For other places with the same name, see Skała (disambiguation).
Skała [ˈskawa] is a town in southern Poland, situated in the Lesser Poland Voivodeship (since 1999), previously in Kraków Voivodeship (1975–1998). On December 31, 2010, its population was 3,646.
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Coordinates: 50°14′N 19°52′E | |
Country | Poland |
Voivodeship | Lesser Poland |
County | Kraków County |
Gmina | Skała |
Government | |
• Mayor | Krzysztof Wójtowicz |
Area | |
• Total | 2.97 km2 (1.15 sq mi) |
Population (2006) | |
• Total | 3,801 |
• Density | 1,300/km2 (3,300/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal code | 32-043 |
Car plates | KRA |
Website | http://www.skala.pl |
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Skala is one of the oldest towns in Lesser Poland. In the early 13th century, it was a defensive gord, known as Scala and Magna Schala. Its name (the Polish word skała means rock in English) probably comes from a rocky hill above the Pradnik river valley.