Orawka, Lesser Poland Voivodeship
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![John the Baptist Church, c. 1650[1]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Orawka_Kosciol_20070828.JPG)
John the Baptist Church, c. 1650
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 Orawka
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| Coordinates: 49°30′32″N 19°43′1″E / 49.50889°N 19.71694°E | |
| Country |
 Poland
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| Voivodeship | Lesser Poland |
| County | Nowy Targ |
| Gmina | Jabłonka |
Orawka [ɔˈrafka], (Slovak: Orávka) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Jabłonka, within Nowy Targ County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland, close to the border with Slovakia. It lies approximately 4 kilometres (2 mi) north-east of Jabłonka, 23 km (14 mi) west of Nowy Targ, and 64 km (40 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), which since the Middle Ages belonged to Hungary.
Coordinates: 49°30′32″N 19°43′1″E / 49.50889°N 19.71694°E
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