Sucha County
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Sucha County (Polish: powiat suski) is a county (powiat) in the Lesser Poland Voivodeship (southern Poland).
Capital: Sucha Beskidzka, 9737 inhabitants (2002)
Area: 685.75 sq. km
Population: 81,402 inhabitants (2002)
Beside the capital other towns are Makow Podhalanski and Jordanow.
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[edit] History
Sucha Beskidzka county existed between 1956 and 1975, then dissolved and shared between two voivodeships: Bielsko-Biala Voivodeship and Nowy Sacz Voivodeship. Created again in 1999.
[edit] Geography
The county is located in the mountainous are of the Beskidy Mountains. Its highest point Babia Gora (1725 m) is since 1954 a national park and Biosphere Reserve.
This area is becoming more and more popular touristic area with the ski centre in Zawoja.
[edit] Administrative division
- two towns (urban communes)
- Sucha Beskidzka (7)
- Jordanow (3)
- one urban-rural commune
- Makow Podhalanski commune (5)
- six rural communes
- Budzow commune (1)
- Bystra-Sidzina commune (2)
- Jordanow commune (4)
- Stryszawa commune (6)
- Zawoja commune (8)
- Zembrzyce commune (9)
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