Zakopane
city and urban gmina of Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Poland
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Summary
Zakopane is an urban municipality of Poland[1]. Zakopane ranks in the top 1% of urban municipality of poland entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,151 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Tatra County[3]
- Country: Poland[4]
- Continent: Europe[5]
- Official language: Polish[6]
- Twinned administrative body: Siegen[7], Saint-Dié-des-Vosges[8], Poprad[9], Stryi[10], Sopot[11], Vysoké Tatry[12], Bansko[13], Polonezköy[14], Opatija[15]
- Commons category: Zakopane[16]
- Licence plate code: KTT[17]
- Located in time zone: UTC+01:00[18], UTC+02:00[19]
- Inception: 1578[20]
- Official website: http://www.zakopane.pl/[21], https://www.zakopane.pl/[22]
- Topic's main category: Category:Zakopane[23]
- Commons gallery: Zakopane[24]
- Population: 27,721[25], 27,556[26], 25,770[27], 29,521[28], 25,562[29], 27,010[30], 27,442[31], 27,837[32], 28,537[33], 28,214[34]
- Described by source: Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[35]
- Capital of: Tatra County[36], Tatrzańska (gmina)[37]
- Official name: Zakopane[38]
- Category for people born here: Category:Births in Zakopane[39]
- Category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Zakopane[40]
- Female population: 13,761[41]
- Male population: 12,009[42]
- Demonym: zakopiańczyk[43], zakopianka[44], zakopianin[45]
- Native label: Zakopane[46]
- Category for people buried here: Category:Burials in Zakopane[47]
- Category of associated people: Category:People from Zakopane[48]
- Different from: Zakopane[49]
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Physical Characteristics
Zakopane covers an area of 84 km²[50]. Zakopane sits at an elevation of 837 m[51].
Cultural Significance
Things named for Zakopane include Zakopane Style architecture[52], an architectural style[53], in Poland[54].
Why It Matters
Zakopane has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[55] Zakopane is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.[56]
Entities named for Zakopane include Zakopane Style architecture[52], an architectural style[53], in Poland[54].