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Niepołomice (pronouncedNiepowomitse[ɲɛpɔwɔˈmʲit͡sɛ]) is a town in southernPoland, seat ofGmina Niepołomice in theWieliczka County in theLesser Poland Voivodeship.[1]
Niepołomice | |
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![]() Inner courtyard of the Niepołomice Castle built byCasimir III the Great | |
Coordinates:50°2′2″N20°13′2″E / 50.03389°N 20.21722°E /50.03389; 20.21722 | |
Country | ![]() |
Voivodeship | Lesser Poland |
County | Wieliczka |
Gmina | Niepołomice |
Government | |
• Mayor | Michał Hebda |
Area | |
• Total | 27.1 km2 (10.5 sq mi) |
Population (2022) | |
• Total | 16,493 |
• Density | 610/km2 (1,600/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal code | 32-005 |
Car plates | KWI |
Website | http://www.niepolomice.eu/ |
It is situated on theVistula River, on the verge of the large virginNiepołomice Forest.
There is a 14th-centuryhunting castle in town initially built byCasimir III, as well as a conservation center forEuropean bison (Polish:Żubry) nearby.
The town is also home to professionalfootball clubPuszcza Niepołomice.
- Hunting castle, exterior
- Town hall
- Church of 10,000 Martyrs
External links
editWikimedia Commons has media related toNiepołomice.
- Official website
- Summary (in English) of Niepołomice
- Jewish Community in Niepołomice on Virtual Shtetl
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