Wadowice

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

Highlights include Holy Father John Paul II Family Home, Wadowice and Church of Presentation of Virgin Mary in Wadowice.

Museum
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.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Tomice and Jaroszowice.

Village
is a village in , Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina called .

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

Village
is a in the administrative district of , within , , in southern Poland. The village of Gorzeń was first mentioned in 1390 and was differentiated into two parts after the 16th century.

Wadowice

Latitude
49.8834° or 49° 53′ 0″ north
Longitude
19.4925° or 19° 29′ 33″ east
Population
17,900
Elevation
271 metres (889 feet)
United Nations Location Codes
PL WAD and PL WDW
Open location code
8FXXVFMV+92
Open­Street­Map ID
node 256355278
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
3082722
Wiki­data ID
Q212856
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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Western Frisian—“Wadowice” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: Վադովիցե
  • Asturian: Wadowice
  • Belarusian: Вадавіцы
  • Belarusian: Вадовіцы
  • Bulgarian: Вадовице
  • Catalan: Wadowice
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  • Chechen: Вадовице
  • Chinese: 瓦多維采
  • Chinese: 瓦多维采
  • Croatian: Wadowice
  • Czech: Vadovice
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  • Dutch: Frauenstadt
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  • Dutch: Wadowitz
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  • German: Frauenstadt
  • German: Wadowice
  • German: Wadowitz
  • Greek: Βαντοβίτσε
  • Hebrew: ואדוביץ
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  • Japanese: ヴァドヴィツェ
  • Javanese: Wadowice
  • Korean: 바도비체
  • Latvian: Vadovice
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  • Lithuanian: Vadovicai
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  • Norwegian Bokmål: Wadowitz
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  • Persian: وادوویتسه
  • Polish: Wadowice
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  • Romanian: Wadowice
  • Russian: Вадовице
  • Scots: Wadowice
  • Scottish Gaelic: Wadowice
  • Serbian: Вадовице
  • Sicilian: Wadowice
  • Silesian: Wadowice
  • Silesian: Wadowicy
  • Slovak: Wadowice
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  • Tatar: Вадовитсе
  • Turkish: Wadowice
  • Ukrainian: Вадовиці
  • Ukrainian: Вадовичі
  • Ukrainian: Вадовіце
  • Urdu: وادوویتسے
  • Venetian: Wadowice
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  • Waray (Philippines): Wadowice
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  • Western Frisian: Wadowice
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