Kalwaria Zebrzydowska
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| Country |  Poland |
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| Voivodeship | Lesser Poland | ||
| County | Wadowice | ||
| Gmina | Kalwaria Zebrzydowska | ||
| Established | 17th century | ||
| Town rights | 1617 | ||
| Government | |||
| - Mayor | Augustyn Ormanty | ||
| Area | |||
| - Total | 5.5 km² (2.1 sq mi) | ||
| Population (2006) | |||
| - Total | 4,503 | ||
| - Density | 818.7/km² (2,120.5/sq mi) | ||
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| - Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
| Postal code | 34-130 | ||
| Area code(s) | +48 33 | ||
| Car plates | KWA | ||
| Website: www.kalwaria-zebrzydowska.pl | |||
Kalwaria Zebrzydowska [kalˈvarja zɛbʐɨˈdɔfska] is a town in southern Poland with 4,400 inhabitants (as of 1998). It is situated in the Lesser Poland Voivodeship (since 1999); previously it was in Bielsko-Biała Voivodeship (1975-1998).
Since 1772, and until 1918, it was part of the Austrian Empire.
The town is named after the religious complex (calvary) founded by Crown Marshal Mikołaj Zebrzydowski. The complex, known as the Kalwaria Zebrzydowska park (Kalwaria Zebrzydowska: the Mannerist Architectural and Park Landscape Complex and Pilgrimage Park), a Mannerist architectural and park landscape complex and pilgrimage park in the 17th century, which was added in 1999 to the UNESCO list of World Heritage Sites.
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