Myślenice
Myślenice | |
|---|---|
Market Square | |
| Coordinates: 49°50′05″N 19°56′20″E / 49.83472°N 19.93889°E | |
| Country | Poland |
| Voivodeship | Lesser Poland Voivodeship |
| County | Myślenice |
| Gmina | Myślenice |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Jarosław Szlachetka (PiS) |
| Area | |
• Total | 30.1 km2 (11.6 sq mi) |
| Population (31.12.2024) | |
• Total | 17,107 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 32-400 |
| Car plates | KMY |
| Website | http://www.myslenice.pl |
Myślenice [mɨɕlɛˈɲit͡sɛ] is a town in southern Poland situated in the Lesser Poland Voivodeship, 30 km south of Kraków. The town is divided into six districts. The most popular of them, Zarabie, is a famous tourist destination. It is located behind the Raba river (Zarabie meaning "Beyond the (River) Raba"), next to Chełm district on the slope of the hill of the same name, where is a view tower and a landscape park and ski lifts.
Myślenice is a city located in the tectonic window area, between the Dalin, Chełm and Uklejna hills. The city is also located on the border of two Beskids (in the south) and the foothills (in the north). From the western bank of the Raba River these are Maków Beskids and Wieliczka Foothills while on the eastern bank of the river - Island Beskids and Wiśnicz Foothills.
Myślenice has a direct and very convenient bus connection with Kraków however there is no train station in the city.