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Zakopane (pronounced: ) is a town in southern Poland with approximately 28,000 inhabitants (2004), situated in the Lesser Poland Voivodeship since 1999 (it was previously in Nowy Sącz Voivodeship from 1975-1998). The town, informally known as ''the Winter capital of Poland'', lies in the southern part of the Podhale region at the feet of the Tatra Mountains, which is the only alpine (...)

designation: RTON Gubałówka) is a facility for FM- and TV-transmission on the Gubałówka mountain at Zakopane, Poland. The Zakopane-Gubałówka transmitter uses a 102 metre high free-standing lattice tower located at . It is situated at 1,122 metres above sea level. (...)

Wielka Krokiew (The Great Rafter) is a ski jumping venue in Zakopane, Poland. It is a regular venue in the FIS Ski jumping World Cup. The hill was featured in competitions at the 1939 and 1962 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships as well as the 2001 Universiade. In 1997, Pope John Paul II, while visiting his native country, celebrated a mass at the hill's stadium.link (...)