Zawoja

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Zawoja

Total population

7,471

Coordinates49.66°, 19.56°

Demographic figures from Statistics Poland (GUS). Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

Zawoja is a village in southern Poland located close to Maków Podhalański. It is situated in Sucha County. With neighbouring village of Skawica it constitutes a rural Zawoja Commune. It has 7,400 inhabitants and is one of the biggest Polish villages. It is also considered the longest one as it stretches for about 19 kilometres in a picturesque mountain valley. It lies approximately 9 kilometres (6 mi) south of Sucha Beskidzka and 52 km (32 mi) south-west of the regional capital Kraków.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Notable people from here

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Natalia Leśniak

Polish archer

Grzegorz Guzik

Polish biathlete

Łukasz Burliga

Polish footballer

Ferdynand Goetel

writer (1890-1960)

Mateusz Mak

Polish footballer

M

Michał Mak

Polish footballer

A

Arie Klang

W

W. Lee Wilder

American film director (1904–1982)

Andrzej Pająk

Polish politician and deputy

B

Beata Knapczyk

Polish sportsperson and athletics competitor

G

Gustaw Różycki

Polish engineer

S

Stanisław Butlak

S

Stanisław Semik

Stefan Franciszek Popiel

lieutenant colonel of the Polish Army

Tadeusz Semik

Polish officer

Walery Goetel

Polish geologist and ecologist (1889–1972)

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

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Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Recently spotted species

Woodland Dor Beetle

Anoplotrupes stercorosus

Seen 2026-09-24

Amethyst Deceiver

Laccaria amethystina

Seen 2026-09-24

Plums-and-Custard

Tricholomopsis rutilans

Seen 2026-09-24

Jelly-antler

Calocera viscosa

Seen 2026-09-24

Fly Agaric

Amanita muscaria

Seen 2026-09-24

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Official Identifiers