Podszkle, Lesser Poland Voivodeship

See also: Podszkle, Lubusz Voivodeship

Podszkle
Village
Saint Rosalia church in Podszkle
Location of Podszkle within Gmina Czarny Dunajec
Podszkle
Coordinates: 49°31′5″N 19°47′21″E
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Lesser Poland
County	Nowy Targ
Gmina	Czarny Dunajec
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Vehicle registration	KNT

Podszkle [ˈpɔtʂklɛ] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Czarny Dunajec, within Nowy Targ County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland, close to the border with Slovakia.[1] It lies approximately 10 kilometres (6 mi) north-west of Czarny Dunajec, 18 km (11 mi) west of Nowy Targ, and 62 km (39 mi) south of the regional capital Kraków.

The village lies in the drainage basin of the Black Sea (through Orava, Váh and Danube rivers), in the historical region of Orava (Polish: Orawa).

History

The area became part of Poland in the 10th or early 11th century, and later it passed to Hungary. It became again part of Poland following World War I.

References

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