Jordanów

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Jordanów
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Coat of arms
Jordanów
Coordinates: 49°40′N 19°50′E / 49.667, 19.833
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Lesser Poland
County	Sucha
Gmina	Jordanów (urban gmina)
Established	1564
Town rights	1564
Government
- Mayor	Kazimierz Hajda
Area
- Total	20.92 km² (8.1 sq mi)
Population (2006)
- Total	5,112
- Density	244.4/km² (632.9/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
- Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code	34-240
Area code(s)	+48 18
Car plates	KSU
Website: http://www.jordanow.pl/

Jordanów [jɔrˈdanuf] is a town in southern Poland. Population: 5063 inhabitants (2002).

Jordanów was founded in 1564 by Spytko Jordan on the salt road from Kraków and Wieliczka to Orava and Hungary. In 1581 it got a right to organize annual fairs, which in 17th century became famous in south regions of the Crown. Main goods traded there were linen, cattle and salt.

Since 1999, Jordanów has been situated in Sucha County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship. It was previously in Nowy Sacz Voivodeship from 1975 to 1998.

[edit] External links

• Municipality home page

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