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General information - Location

Country	Poland
Location in country	South
Location in Europe	Central Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 19.3098,Lat: 49.9982
Elevation	253 meter above sea level
Local time	13:18:07pm
Name province/region (Województwo)	Małopolskie
Wiki-website Subregion (Powiat)	Oświęcimski
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Polanka Wielka

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Poręba Wielka	1.4 km	WestNorthWest
2 Włosienica	2.1 km	North
3 Stawy Monowskie	3.5 km	NorthNorthEast
4 Przeciszów	3.8 km	East
5 Łazy	4 km	WestSouthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Bratislava - Staré Mesto	Slovakia	262 km	SouthSouthWest
2 Warszawa	Poland	276 km	NorthNorthEast
3 Budapest	Hungary	279 km	South

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Baltic Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 470 km (direction North).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Wisla main - Upper - Dunajec, part of the larger catchment area Wisla. The nearest bigger lake (reservoir) is Stawy Zatorskie (2.7 km² at a distance of 7.4 km in Eastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Slovakian-Polish border with a straight distance of 43.9 km in SouthSouthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 61 km.
Elevation around place: hill: 100%, The hills are mainly northeastern orientated. The most common land use in the area is agriculture.

Name area (subregions, nature area, hills, mountains, landscape)

Name
Region karpacki - Podkarpacie Pólnocne - Kotlina Oswiecimska - Dolina Górnej Wisly

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Kraków John Paul II International Airport (at a distance of 35 km and direction EastNorthEast).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Katowice International Airport (at a distance of 55 km in NorthNorthWestern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

7 km2

8.8%

Nature

0.3 km2

0.4%

Agriculture

56.7 km2

72.1%

Urban area

8.3 km2

10.6%

Infrastructure

0.5 km2

0.6%

Water - Lakes

5.8 km2

7.4%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Polanka Wielka in country Poland

Polanka Wielka at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Auschwitz Birkenau German Nazi Concentration and Extermination Camp (1940-1945)	Poland	11 km	WestNorthWest
2 Kalwaria Zebrzydowska: the Mannerist Architectural and Park Landscape Complex and Pilgrimage Park	Poland	29 km	EastSouthEast
3 Historic Centre of Kraków	Poland	45 km	EastNorthEast

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Dolina Dolnej Soly	PL	2 km	NorthWest

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Polanka Wielka

Type of weather in Polanka Wielka	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	3 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	2.74 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	South West
Air pressure:	1023 mb
Humidity:	78 %
Daylength at 24 November 2024:	8 hour and 39 minutes
Sunrise :	07:10 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	15:49 Europe/Amsterdam