Kalwaria Zebrzydowska
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| Kalwaria Zebrzydowska | |
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| Country | Poland |
| Voivodeship | Lesser Poland |
| Municipal government | Rada miasta Kalwaria Zebrzydowska |
| Mayor | Augustyn Ormanty |
| Area | 5.50 km² |
| Population - city - urban - density |
4,484 (2003) 815.3/km² |
| Founded | 1617 |
| City rights | 1617 |
| Area code | +48 33 |
| Car plates | KWA |
| Twin towns | Hamelin, Levoca |
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Kalwaria Zebrzydowska is a town in southern Poland with 4,400 inhabitants (as of 1998). Situated in the Lesser Poland Voivodeship (since 1999), previously in Bielsko-Biała Voivodeship (1975-1998).
It is the best known sanctuary in Poland, after Jasna Gora in Czestochowa [citation needed]. The Mannerist architectural and park landscape complex and pilgrimage park in Kalwaria Zebrzydowska were entered in 1999 onto the UNESCO list of World Heritage Sites.
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