Sucha County
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Sucha County (Polish: powiat suski) is a county (powiat) in the Lesser Poland Voivodeship (southern Poland).
Capital: Sucha Beskidzka, 9737 inhabitants (2002)
Area: 685.75 sq. km
Population: 81,402 inhabitants (2002)
Beside the capital other towns are Makow Podhalanski and Jordanow.
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Sucha Beskidzka county existed between 1956 and 1975, then dissolved and shared between two voivodeships: Bielsko-Biala Voivodeship and Nowy Sacz Voivodeship. Created again in 1999.
The county is located in the mountainous are of the Beskidy Mountains. Its highest point Babia Gora (1725 m) is since 1954 a national park and Biosphere Reserve.
This area is becoming more and more popular touristic area with the ski centre in Zawoja.
- two towns (urban communes)
- Sucha Beskidzka (7)
- Jordanow (3)
- one urban-rural commune
- Makow Podhalanski commune (5)
- six rural communes
- Budzow commune (1)
- Bystra-Sidzina commune (2)
- Jordanow commune (4)
- Stryszawa commune (6)
- Zawoja commune (8)
- Zembrzyce commune (9)
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