Skawica is a
village
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in the administrative district of
Gmina Zawoja, within
Sucha County,
Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern
Poland
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, close to the border with
Slovakia
Slovakia (; sk, Slovensko ), officially the Slovak Republic ( sk, Slovenská republika, links=no ), is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is bordered by Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east, Hungary to the south, Austria to the s ...
.
It lies approximately east of
Zawoja, south of
Sucha Beskidzka, and south-west of the regional capital
Kraków
Kraków (), or Cracow, is the second-largest and one of the oldest cities in Poland. Situated on the Vistula River in Lesser Poland Voivodeship, the city dates back to the seventh century. Kraków was the official capital of Poland until 1596 ...
.
The village has a population of 2,600.
References
Villages in Sucha County
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