| Wieliczka | |||
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  Wieliczka | |||
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| Country |  Poland | ||
| Voivodeship | Lesser Poland | ||
| County | Wieliczka County | ||
| Gmina | Gmina Wieliczka | ||
| Established | 1123-1127 | ||
| Town rights | 1290 | ||
| Government | |||
| - Mayor | Artur Kozioł | ||
| Area | |||
| - Total | 13. 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 Wieliczka County (powiat wielicki 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 Wieliczka is an urban-rural Gmina (administrative district in Wieliczka 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. 41 km² (5. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of 2 sq mi) | ||
| Population (2006) | |||
| - Total | 19,133 | ||
| - Density | 1,426. The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume 8/km² (3,695. 3/sq mi) | ||
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| - Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
| Postal code | 32-020 | ||
| Area code(s) | +48 12 | ||
| Car plates | KWI | ||
| Website: http://www.wieliczka.gmina.pl | |||
Wieliczka [vjɛˈlit͡ʂka] is a town (2006 population: 19,128) in southern Poland in the Kraków metropolitan area, and situated (since 1999) in Lesser Poland Voivodeship; previously, it was in Kraków Voivodeship (1975-1998). Central European Time ( CET) is one of the names of the Time zone that is 1 hour ahead of Coordinated Universal Time. UTC+1 is used in the following locations Central European Time West Africa Time Western European Summer Time Daylight saving time ( DST Central European Summer Time ( CEST) is one of the names of UTC+2 Time zone, 2 hours ahead of Coordinated Universal Time. UTC+2 corresponds to the following Time zones Eastern European Time Egypt Standard Time Central Africa Time A telephone numbering plan is a plan for allocating Telephone number ranges to countries regions areas and exchanges and to non-fixed telephone networks In common with many Countries, Polish car number plates indicate the Region of Registration of the Vehicle encoded in the number plate Poland (Polska officially the Republic of Poland 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 Lesser Poland Voivodeship (also known as Małopolska Province or by its Polish name województwo małopolskie or simply Małopolskie) is a Voivodeship Kraków Voivodeship refers to several historical Voivodeships of Poland. The town was founded in 1290 by Duke Premislas II of Poland. Premislas II (also given in English and Latin as Premyslas or Premislaus, Przemysł or less properly pl Przemysław) (14 October 1257 – 8 February
Located under the town of Wieliczka is the Wieliczka Salt Mine – one of the world's oldest operating salt mines (the oldest is at Bochnia, Poland, 20 kilometers from Wieliczka), which has been in operation since prehistoric times. The Wieliczka Salt Mine, located in the town of Wieliczka, is within Poland 's Kraków Metropolitan area. A salt mine is an operation involved in the extraction of salt from Rock salt or halite a type of evaporitic deposit Bochnia is a town of 30000 inhabitants on the river Raba in southern Poland, 35 km southeast of Kraków.
References
- Jerzy Grzesiowski, Wieliczka: kopalnia, muzeum, zamek (Wieliczka: the Mine, the Museum, the Castle), 2nd ed. , updated and augmented, Warsaw, Sport i Turystyka, 1987, ISBN 83-217-2637-2.
See also
External links
- Exhibition of Technique in Wieliczka
- Hotels in Wieliczka
- Wieliczka County page
- Wieliczka city (community) page
- Wieliczka travel guide from wikitravel
- Air Pollution Intrusion into the Wieliczka Salt Mine
- Wieliczka Guide
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