Zakopane
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Zakopane | ||
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 Zakopane at night | ||
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  Zakopane | ||
| Coordinates: 49°18′N 19°57′E / 49.300°N 19.950°E | ||
| Kintra |  Poland | |
| Voivodeship | Lesser Poland | |
| Coonty | Tatra | |
| Gmina | Zakopane (urban gmina) | |
| Established | 17t century | |
| Toun richts | 1933 | |
| Govrenment | ||
| • Mayor | Janusz Majcher | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 84 km2 (32 sq mi) | |
| Highest elevation | 1,126 m (3,694 ft) | |
| Lawest elevation | 750 m (2,460 ft) | |
| Population (2006) | ||
| • Tot | 27,486 | |
| • Density | 330/km2 (850/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) | |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) | |
| Postal code | 34-500 to 34-504 | |
| Aurie code(s) | +48 18 | |
| Caur plates | KTT | |
| Wabsteid | www | |
Zakopane (pronoonced [zakɔˈpanɛ] (
listen)), (Slovak: Zakopané) is a toun in sooth Poland. It lies in the soothren pairt o the Podhale region at the fit o the Tatra Muntains. Frae 1975 tae 1998 it wis in Nowy Sącz Province, but syne 1999 it haes been in Lesser Poland Province. It haed a population o aboot 28,000 as o 2004. Zakopane is a centre o Góral cultur an is kent informally as "the winter caipital o Poland". It is a popular destination for muntaineerin, skiin, an tourism.
