Małopolskie
Wadowice County
Gmina Tomice

Roków

Roków is a in the administrative district of , within , , in southern Poland.
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  • Type: Village with 300 residents
  • Description: village in Lesser Poland, Poland
  • Also known as: “Rokow”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Holy Father John Paul II Family Home, Wadowice and Basilica of the Presentation of Mary.

Museum
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The Holy Father John Paul II Family Home in Wadowice, Poland was the family home and birthplace of Karol Józef Wojtyła, who was elected Pope John Paul II in 1978, and canonised after his death. is situated 3 km southwest of Roków.

Church
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The Minor Basilica of the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary or, simply, the is a Catholic minor basilica at the city of , . is situated 3 km southwest of Roków.

Church
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is situated 3 km southwest of Roków.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Babica and Witanowice.

Village
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is a in the administrative district of , within , , in southern Poland.

Village
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is a in the administrative district of , within , , in southern Poland. is situated 2½ km north of Roków.

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is a small town in Province in southern Poland. It's best known as the 1920 birthplace of Karol Wojtyła, Pope John Paul II. and the nearby monastery at have become pilgrimage sites, easily reached on a day-trip from Kraków.

Roków

Latitude
49.89559° or 49° 53′ 44″ north
Longitude
19.52922° or 19° 31′ 45″ east
Population
300
Elevation
273 metres (896 feet)
Open location code
8FXXVGWH+6M
Open­Street­Map ID
node 2685973009
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
3087023
Wiki­data ID
Q2642642
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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Ukrainian—“Roków” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: “Roków”
  • Cebuano: “Roków”
  • Chechen: “Рокув”
  • Chinese: “Roków”
  • Czech: “Roków”
  • Dutch: “Roków”
  • French: “Roków”
  • German: “Roków”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Roków”
  • Polish: “Roków”
  • Tatar: “Рокув”
  • Turkish: “Roków”
  • Ukrainian: “Рокув”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Piece and Górnica.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Łysa Góra and Stawki.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Roków”. Photo: D T G, CC BY-SA 4.0.