Szalowa

Szalowa
Village

St. Michael's Church
Szalowa
Coordinates: 49°40′56″N 21°1′23″E / 49.68222°N 21.02306°E / 49.68222; 21.02306
Country  Poland
Voivodeship Lesser Poland
County Gorlice
Gmina Łużna
Population 2,468
Website http://www.szalowa.pl

Szalowa [ʂaˈlɔva] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Łużna, within Gorlice County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately 4 kilometres (2 mi) south-west of Łużna, 11 km (7 mi) west of Gorlice, and 89 km (55 mi) south-east of the regional capital Kraków.[1]

The village has a population of 2,468.

The main church, St. Michael's, a wooden church built in the 18th century, is on the National Historic registry.

Wood sculpture of Archangel Michael, atop the church in Szalowa (18th century).

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Coordinates: 49°40′56″N 21°1′23″E / 49.68222°N 21.02306°E / 49.68222; 21.02306

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