Myślenice

Myślenice
Market Square
Myślenice
Coordinates: 49°50′05″N 19°56′20″E / 49.83472°N 19.93889°E / 49.83472; 19.93889
Country Poland
Voivodeship Lesser Poland Voivodeship
CountyMyślenice
GminaMyślenice
Government
  MayorJarosław Szlachetka (PiS)
Area
  Total
30.1 km2 (11.6 sq mi)
Population
 (31.12.2024)
  Total
17,107
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
32-400
Car platesKMY
Websitehttp://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.