Zakopane (pol)

Zakopane

Zakopane ranks 2,679th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind 11th arrondissement of Paris, Niagara Falls, New York, and 3rd arrondissement of Paris. Memorable people born in Zakopane include Edward Bernard Raczyński, Wojciech Fortuna, and Kamil Stoch. Memorable people who died in Zakopane include Julian Tuwim, Rudolf Weigl, and Jan Kasprowicz. Zakopane has been the birth place of many skiers, and politicians and the death place of many writers, and biologists. Zakopane is located in Poland.

Zakopane is a town in the south of Poland, in the southern part of the Podhale region at the foot of the Tatra Mountains. From 1975 to 1998, it was part of Nowy Sącz Voivodeship; since 1999, it has been part of Lesser Poland Voivodeship. As of 2017 its population was 27,266. Zakopane is a centre of Goral culture and is often referred to as "the winter capital of Poland". It is a popular destination for mountaineering, skiing, and tourism. Read more on Wikipedia