Orawka [ɔˈrafka], (Slovak: Orávka) 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. 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.[3]

Orawka
Village
John the Baptist Church, c. 1650[2]
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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

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, listed as a Historic Monument of Poland.[4]

History

Orawka The area became part of Poland in the 10th or early 11th century, and later on it passed to Hungary. It became again part of Poland following World War I. Orawka with the adjacent territories of Orava and Spiš belonged to Great Moravia since the 9th century.

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