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General information - Location

Country	Poland
Location in country	South
Location in Europe	Central Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 20.2953,Lat: 49.95
Elevation	203 meter above sea level
Local time	16:42:46pm
Name province/region	Małopolskie
Name Subregion	Wielicki
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Gdów

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Łężkowice	1.7 km	North
2 Pierzchów	2 km	SouthSouthWest
3 Siedlec	2.2 km	EastNorthEast
4 Cichawa	2.2 km	West
5 Niewiarów	2.7 km	SouthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Warszawa	Poland	260 km	North
2 Budapest	Hungary	287 km	South
3 Bratislava - Staré Mesto	Slovakia	308 km	SouthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Baltic Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 480 km (direction NorthNorthWest).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Wisla main - Upper - Dunajec, part of the larger catchment area Wisla. The nearest bigger lake is Zbiornik Dobczyce (12.2 km² at a height of around 9 meter above sea level) at a distance of 16.8 km in SouthWestern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Slovakian-Polish border with a straight distance of 60.1 km in SouthSouthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 84 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 6%, hill: 94%, The hills are mainly northeastern orientated. The most common land use in the area is agriculture.

Name area (subregions, nature area, hills, mountains, landscape)

Name
Region karpacki - Podkarpacie Pólnocne - Kotlina Sandomierska - Podgórze Bochenskie

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Kraków John Paul II International Airport (at a distance of 39 km and direction WestNorthWest).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Poprad-Tatry Airport (at a distance of 98 km in Southern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

2.5 km2

3.2%

Agriculture

72.5 km2

92.2%

Urban area

2.4 km2

3.1%

Water - Lakes

0.2 km2

0.3%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Książnice in country Poland

Książnice at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Wieliczka and Bochnia Royal Salt Mines	Poland	17 km	West
2 Historic Centre of Kraków	Poland	28 km	WestNorthWest
3 Kalwaria Zebrzydowska: the Mannerist Architectural and Park Landscape Complex and Pilgrimage Park	Poland	46 km	WestSouthWest

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Puszcza Niepolomicka	PL	5.7 km	North

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Targowisko

Type of weather in Targowisko	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	17 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	5.59 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 4)
Wind direction:	EastcNorth East
Air pressure:	1016 mb
Humidity:	60 %
Daylength at 7 May 2024:	15 hour and 1 minutes
Sunrise :	05:04 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:06 Europe/Amsterdam