Rabka-Zdrój
Rabka-Zdrój | |
|---|---|
Town centre | |
| Coordinates: 49°36′30″N 19°58′0″E / 49.60833°N 19.96667°E | |
| Country | Poland |
| Voivodeship | Lesser Poland |
| County | Nowy Targ |
| Gmina | Rabka-Zdrój |
| Area | |
• Total | 36.59 km2 (14.13 sq mi) |
| Highest elevation | 560 m (1,840 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 470 m (1,540 ft) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 12,662 |
| • Density | 350/km2 (900/sq mi) |
| Postal code | 34-700 |
| Website | www |
Rabka-Zdrój (pronounced [ˈrapka ˈzdrui̯], Goral: Robka, colloquially: Rabka) is a spa town in Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Poland. It is located between Kraków and Zakopane in a valley on the northern slopes of the Gorce Mountains, where the rivers Poniczanka and Słonka join the river Raba. It has about 13,000 inhabitants. There is a substantial population of Gorals in the town.
Rabka was always known for its salt-works, and from 1864 became a popular spa town. The first treatment centre for children was established a few years later and continues to this day. Hydrotherapy continues to be utilised in local hospital and sanatoriums.
The Władysław Orkan Museum established in a former 17th-century larch-wood church, includes a collection of folk sculpture and paintings on glass. It also houses the "Order of the Smile Museum" (which children award to adults) and hosts events such as a winter carnival, the Carpathian Festival of Children's Regional Ensembles and the Mountain Children's Holiday International Festival. Other entertainment and folk events are held in the summer season.