Orawka, Lesser Poland Voivodeship

See also: Orawka, West Pomeranian Voivodeship

Orawka [ɔˈrafka] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Jabłonka, within Nowy Targ County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland, close to the border with Slovakia.^[1] It lies approximately 4 kilometres (2 mi) north-east of Jabłonka, 23 km (14 mi) west of Nowy Targ, and 64 km (40 mi) south of the regional capital Kraków.

Orawka
Village
Saint John the Baptist Church
Orawka
Coordinates: 49°30′32″N 19°43′1″E
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Lesser Poland
County	Nowy Targ
Gmina	Jabłonka
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Vehicle registration	KNT
National roads

The village lies in the drainage basin of the Black Sea (through Orava, Váh and Danube rivers), in the historical region of Orava (Polish: Orawa). The local landmark is the Saint John the Baptist church,^[2] listed as a Historic Monument of Poland.^[3]

History

The area belonged to Great Moravia in the 9th century.^[4] In the 10th or early 11th century it became part of Poland, and later it passed to Hungary. In 1880, Orawka had a population of 680.^[5] It became again part of Poland following World War I.