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General information - Location

Country	Poland
Location in country	South
Location in Europe	Central Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 20.4894,Lat: 49.4221
Elevation	563 meter above sea level
Local time	8:32:55am
Name province/region	Małopolskie
Name Subregion	Nowotarski
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Szczawnica

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Lesnica	2.8 km	SouthSouthWest
2 Krościenko nad Dunajcem	5.2 km	WestNorthWest
3 Veľký Lipník	5.3 km	SouthSouthEast
4 Sromowce Niżne	6.5 km	SouthWest
5 Červený Kláštor	7 km	SouthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Budapest	Hungary	238 km	SouthSouthWest
2 Bratislava - Staré Mesto	Slovakia	287 km	SouthWest
3 Warszawa	Poland	316 km	North

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Baltic Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 540 km (direction NorthNorthWest).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 Zbiornik Czorsztyn (12.4 km² at a height of around 54 meter above sea level) at a distance of 11.2 km in WestSouthWestern direction).

The nearest mountain is Trzy Korony with a height of 982 meter (at a distance of 5.5 km and direction WestSouthWest). The most nearby international border is the Slovakian-Polish border with a straight distance of 1.3 km in SouthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 1.8 km.
Elevation around place: hill: 10%, low mountains: 76%, moderate high mountains: 14%, The hills are mainly southwestern orientated. The surroundings of the place have a rural character (very sparsely urbanised). The most common land use in the area is forest.

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

Name
Outer Western Carpathians
Region karpacki - Zewnetrzne Karpaty Zachodnie - Beskidy Zachodnie - Beskid Sadecki

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Kraków John Paul II International Airport (at a distance of 89 km and direction NorthWest).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Poprad-Tatry Airport (at a distance of 43 km in SouthSouthWestern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

48.2 km2

61.4%

Nature

0.4 km2

0.6%

Agriculture

25.8 km2

32.9%

Urban area

4.1 km2

5.2%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Szczawnica in country Poland

Szczawnica at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Wooden Tserkvas of the Carpathian Region in Poland and Ukraine	Poland,Ukraine	41 km	EastNorthEast
2 Levoča, Spišský Hrad and the Associated Cultural Monuments	Slovakia	51 km	SouthSouthEast
3 Bardejov Town Conservation Reserve	Slovakia	59 km	East

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Podkowce w Szczawnicy	PL	0.1 km	WestSouthWest

Social media - Maps

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Filming Location	IMDB Szczawnica
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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Szczawnica

Type of weather in Szczawnica	clear sky
Current temperature:	10 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	2.39 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	North North East
Air pressure:	1023 mb
Humidity:	62 %
Daylength at 12 May 2024:	15 hour and 13 minutes
Sunrise :	04:58 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:10 Europe/Amsterdam