Limanowa
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Limanowa
Coat of arms of Limanowa
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Limanowa (Poland)
Limanowa
Limanowa
Coordinates: 49°42′2″N 20°25′36″E / 49.70056, 20.42667
Country  Poland
Voivodeship Lesser Poland
County Limanowa County
Gmina Limanowa (urban gmina)
Government
 - Mayor
Area
 - Total 18.64 km² (7.2 sq mi)
Elevation 400 m (1,312 ft)
Population (2006)
 - Total 14,632
 - Density 785/km² (2,033.1/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 - Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code 34-600, 34-601, 34-651
Car plates KLI
Website: http://miasto.limanowa.pl/

Limanowa lʲimaˈnɔva (Yiddish: לימינוב-Liminuv) is a small town (population 14,624 as of 2005) in southern Poland, in the Lesser Poland Voivodeship. It is the capital of Limanowa County.

Limanowa aspires to be a local administrative, economic, and cultural center. The town, located in the mountains, is well-prepared to receive tourists. In a local school, American students meet every year with their Polish peers during the summer holidays. Traveling to Limanowa is easy as it has connections with the main southern cities of Poland. The town is located on the secondary-importance rail line between Nowy Sacz and Chabowka.

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History

Limanowa became a town when in 1565 the Polish king gave it city rights. During World War I, Limanowa was located at the Eastern Front. In the early months of the war, it was the site of the Battle of Limanowa between December 1 and December 9, 1914 in which the Austro-Hungarian Army repelled a Russian breakthrough southwestwards between Limanowa and Kraków.

During the Second World War there was a ghetto in Limanowa in which the German occupiers murdered 50% of Jewish population of Limanowa. There was also a refinery taken over by the Germans and being one of the main sources of oil for German army in this part of Nazi-controlled Poland.

Education

  • High School number 1 (Liceum Ogolnoksztalcace numer 1)

Sports

Twin Towns

External links

* http://www.limanowa.regionalnie.pl

Coordinates: 49°42′02″N 20°25′36″E / 49.70056, 20.42667


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