Zakopane Vacations, Poland

Zakopane is situated in southern Poland, about 100 km to the south of Cracow, close to the border with Slovakia. It lies in a valley at the foot of The Tatras, the highest mountains in Poland (Mount Rysy 2499 m). On the map Zakopane can be found at 48 (18" latitude and 19 (57" longitude. The centre lies at about 840 m above sea level, but some parts are even as high as 1000 m above sea level on the slopes of Gubałówka, a hill that surrounds it from the south.

Zakopane is a town commune. It neighbours on Kościelisko and Poronin villages and is not very far from the well-known town of Nowy Targ anf the villages of Bukowina Tatrzańska and Czarny Dunajec.

Zakopane is only four centuries old and was founded between XVI and XVII c. as a farmers and shepherds' settlement. Legend says that one day a man called Gąsienica came here with his sons Paweł and Jędrzej and they built a mill here. For dozens of years, Zakopane was a godforsaken village. In the middle of the XVIII c. in nearby Kuźnice, a steelworks was set up to process iron ore mined in The Tatras. There was also the owners' manor that received travellers visiting the mountains. Soon the beauty of the nearby sunny valley of Zakopane was discovered.

Source: world66.com

Things To Do and See in Zakopane

Gubalowka, Zakopane
Attraction type: Lookout; Mountain; Ski area

Karol Szymanowski Museum, Zakopane
Attraction type: Specialty museum

Krupowki Street, Zakopane
Attraction type: Street

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