Bukowina Tatrzańska

Bukowina Tatrzańska
Village

View on Tatry from the village

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Bukowina Tatrzańska
Coordinates: 49°21′N 20°7′E / 49.350°N 20.117°E / 49.350; 20.117
Country  Poland
Voivodeship Lesser Poland
County Tatra
Gmina Bukowina Tatrzańska
Highest elevation 1,000 m (3,000 ft)
Lowest elevation 860 m (2,820 ft)
Population 2,700
Website http://www.bukowinatatrzanska.pl

Bukowina Tatrzańska [bukɔˈvina taˈtʂaɲska], (Slovak: Tatranská Bukovina) is a village in Tatra County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland, close to the border with Slovakia. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Bukowina Tatrzańska. It lies approximately 14 kilometres (9 mi) north-east of Zakopane and 80 km (50 mi) south of the regional capital Kraków.[1]

The village has a population of 2,700.

Bukowina Tatrzańska is a popular destination for the Tour de Pologne, having served as the finishing point for stages several times, most recently in the 2014 edition of the race.[2]

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Coordinates: 49°21′N 20°7′E / 49.350°N 20.117°E / 49.350; 20.117


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