Jordanów


Jordanów
Town Hall

Coat of arms
Jordanów
Coordinates:
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.

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