Ojców

Ojców
Chapel "On Water" in Ojców, 1901
Ojców
Coordinates: 50°12′24″N 19°49′45″E
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Lesser Poland
County	Kraków
Gmina	Skała
Area
• Total	9.71 km^2 (3.75 sq mi)
Population  (2006)
• Total	220
• Density	23/km^2 (59/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	32-047
Area code	+48 12
Car plates	KRA
Website	www.ojcow.pl

Ojców [ˈɔi̯t͡suf] is a village in Gmina Skała, in Kraków County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland.[1] It is one of the sights of the Eagle Nests Trail (Szlak Orlich Gniazd), as there are the ruins of a gothic castle near the village. The village is where the authorities of the Ojców National Park (the smallest of Poland's 23 national parks) have their headquarters. It lies approximately 4 kilometres (2 mi) south-west of Skała and 18 km (11 mi) north-west of the regional capital Kraków.

Prądnik river valley outside Ojców village, part of the Ojców National Park and castle located nearby

References

1. "Central Statistical Office (GUS) – TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.

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