Rabka-Zdrój
Coat of arms
Rabka-Zdrój
Coordinates: 49°37′N 19°58′E / 49.617, 19.967
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Lesser Poland
County	Nowy Targ
Gmina	Rabka-Zdrój
Area
- Total	36. Poland (Polska officially the Republic of Poland Voivodeship The voivodeship or province (województwo has been a high-level Administrative subdivision of Poland since the 14th century Lesser Poland Voivodeship (also known as Małopolska Province or by its Polish name województwo małopolskie or simply Małopolskie) is a Voivodeship A powiat (pronounced; Polish plural powiaty) is the second-level unit of Local government and administration in Poland, equivalent to a County Nowy Targ County (powiat nowotarski is a unit of territorial administration and local government ( Powiat) in Lesser Poland Voivodeship, southern Poland The gmina or Municipality (frequently translated commune) plural gminy, is the principal unit (lowest level of territorial division in Poland Gmina Rabka-Zdrój is an urban-rural Gmina (administrative district in Nowy Targ County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. Area is a Quantity expressing the two- Dimensional size of a defined part of a Surface, typically a region bounded by a closed Curve. 59 km² (14. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of 1 sq mi)
Highest elevation	560 m (1,837 ft)
Lowest elevation	500 m (1,640 ft)
Population (2006)
- Total	13,031
- Density	356. The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. The elevation of a Geographic location is its height above a fixed reference point often the mean sea level. The metre or meter is a unit of Length. It is the basic unit of Length in the Metric system and in the International A foot (plural feet or foot; symbol or abbreviation ft or sometimes &prime – the prime symbol) is a non-SI unit Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume 1/km² (922. 4/sq mi)
Postal code	34-700
Website: http://www.rabka.pl

A park in Rabka-Zdrój.

Statue of Saint Nicholas, patron saint of Rabka

Rabka-Zdrój [ˈrapka ˈzdruj], usually referred to as Rabka, is a spa town in Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Poland. Lesser Poland Voivodeship (also known as Małopolska Province or by its Polish name województwo małopolskie or simply Małopolskie) is a Voivodeship Poland (Polska officially the Republic of Poland It is located at around 49°37′0″N, 19°56′60″E. In 2004 it had a population of 19,018. Rabka is located in the southern part of Poland (between Kraków and Zakopane) in a valley inhabited by a large population of "gorale". Kraków, in English also spelled Krakow or Cracow (ˈkrækaʊ M-W: krăk'ou krāk'ō is one of the largest and oldest cities in Poland Zakopane is a town in southern Poland with some 28000 inhabitants (2004 situated in Lesser Poland Province since 1999 (in 1975–98 it was part of Nowy The Gorale (Górale Gorali Cieszyn Silesian: Gorole; literally "highlanders" are a group of Indigenous people found along southern

Rabka-Zdrój is Poland's main spa centre for children thanks to its climate and rich deposits of therapeutic waters.

Its sister cities are Rovaniemi and Gmina Dominowo. History There has probably been continuous settlement in the Rovaniemi area since the Stone Age. Gmina Dominowo is a rural Gmina (administrative district in Środa Wielkopolska County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland.

Maria Kaczyńska, wife of the current President of Poland (Lech Kaczyński), had her schooling in Rabka. Maria Kaczyńska (born Maria Mackiewicz in 1943 Machów) is the wife of Lech Kaczyński, the current President of Poland. The President of the Republic of Poland ( Polish: Prezydent Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej, shorter form Prezydent RP) is the Polish Head of ˈlɛx alɛˈksandɛr kaˈtʂɨɲskʲi (born 18 June 1949 is the President of the Republic of Poland a politician of the conservative party Prawo i Sprawiedliwość

External links

• (Polish)Official site
• (Polish)Rabka-Zdrój
• interactive Map