Zakopane
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Zakopane | |
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![]() Zakopane at night | |
Coordinates: 49°18′N 19°57′E / 49.300°N 19.950°E | |
Kintra | ![]() |
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 | 1126 m (3,694 ft) |
Lowest elevation | 750 m (2,460 ft) |
Population (2006) | |
• Total | 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 |
Area code(s) | +48 18 |
Caur plates | KTT |
Website | 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.