Limanowa, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Poland

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🇵🇱 Limanowa is a small town in southern Poland, in the Lesser Poland Voivodeship. It is the capital of Limanowa County.

History Mentions of the town date back to 1496, when it was documented as Ilmanowa, a rural estate that belonged to members of the szlachta. In 1520, ownership of the estate was passed from the Słupski family to Achacy Jordan, who subsequently established a judiciary.

Limanowa became a township in 1565, after being granted city rights by King Sigismund II Augustus. The residents were not required to pay taxes to the Crown for a period of thirty years, throughout which the town rapidly developed. However, its economic strength declined due to the plague, and destruction caused by the Swedish invasion of 1655.

While the town was constantly damaged by fire because of its wooden buildings, much of its infrastructure was destroyed by the fire of 1759. It was not until the Polish Partitions, and Limanowa's incorporation into the Austrian province of Galicia, that it was rebuilt. The town began to flourish as a trading hub, hosting over eighteen markets per year.

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.

The Second World War saw invasion by German soldiers, and the establishment of a ghetto in Limanowa. The town suffered heavy casualties as a result of the occupation; 472 people were shot as hostages and conspiracy participants, 123 as concentration camp prisoners, 91 people died in the Third Reich, 47 died fighting in the war, and 3,053 people from Limanowa's Jewish population were murdered, including the family of Senator Bernie Sanders.

Sports • Limanovia Limanowa, a football team playing in local league. • Limblach Limanowa, a basketball team reaching top Polish leagues. • Limanowa is also home to one of the most extreme mountain marathons in Europe, so-called "Kierat" which attracts hundreds of people every year.

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Limanowa has a population of over 15,132 people. Limanowa also forms the centre of the wider Limanowa County which has a population of over 121,804 people.

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Twin Towns, Sister Cities Limanowa has links with:

🇸🇰 Dolný Kubín, Slovak Republic 🇵🇱 Kłodzko, Poland 🇵🇱 Mrągowo, Poland 🇭🇺 Nagykálló, Hungary 🇺🇦 Truskavets, Ukraine
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Antipodal to Limanowa is: -159.579,-49.706

Locations Near: Limanowa 20.4208,49.7061

🇵🇱 Bochnia 20.433,49.97 d: 29.4  

🇵🇱 Nowy Sącz 20.713,49.617 d: 23.3  

🇵🇱 Nowy Targ 20.033,49.5 d: 36.1  

🇵🇱 Wieliczka 20.05,49.983 d: 40.7  

🇵🇱 Myślenice 19.945,49.838 d: 37.2  

🇵🇱 Nowa Huta 20.038,50.072 d: 49.1  

🇸🇰 Kežmarok 20.427,49.136 d: 63.4  

🇵🇱 Kraków 19.933,50.05 d: 51.8  

🇵🇱 Zakopane 19.949,49.299 d: 56.6  

🇵🇱 Tarnów 20.987,50.016 d: 53.2  

Antipodal to: Limanowa -159.579,-49.706

🇹🇴 Nuku'alofa -175.216,-21.136 d: 16552.5  

🇵🇫 Papeete -149.566,-17.537 d: 16327.2  

🇦🇸 Pago Pago -170.701,-14.279 d: 15948.2  

🇼🇸 Apia -171.76,-13.833 d: 15874.9  

🇺🇸 Hilo -155.089,19.725 d: 12282  

🇺🇸 Maui -156.446,20.72 d: 12177.9  

🇺🇸 Maui County -156.617,20.868 d: 12162.2  

🇺🇸 Kahului -156.466,20.891 d: 12159  

🇺🇸 Wailuku -156.505,20.894 d: 12158.9  

🇺🇸 Honolulu -157.85,21.3 d: 12117.7  

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