Dukla

This article is about a town in Poland. For other uses, see Dukla (disambiguation).

Dukla
Church of the Bernardyni Fathers in Dukla
Coat of arms
Dukla
Coordinates: 49°34′N 21°41′E / 49.567°N 21.683°E / 49.567; 21.683
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Subcarpathian
County	Krosno
Gmina	Dukla
Area
- Total	5.48 km2 (2.1 sq mi)
Population (2006)
- Total	2,136
- Density	389.8/km2 (1,009.5/sq mi)
Postal code	38-450
Website	http://www.dukla.pl

Marketplace in Dukla

Dukla [ˈdukla]; Ukrainian and Russian: Дукля, Duklya] is a town and an eponymous municipality in southeastern Poland, in the Subcarpathian Voivodship. The town is populated by 2,127 people (02.06.2009).^[1] while the total population of the commune (gmina) containing the town and the villages surrounding it is 16,640.^[1] The total area of the commune is 333,04 km².

The Dukla mountain pass is located in the Carpathians, a few kilometers south of Dukla, on the border with Slovakia and was a scene of a major battle in 1944.

The city of Krosno is located to the north of Dukla.

Hiking trails

• European walking route E8
  • Prešov - Miháľov - Kurimka - Dukla - Iwonicz-Zdrój – Rymanów-Zdrój - Puławy – Tokarnia (778 m) – Kamień (717 m) – Komańcza - Cisna - Ustrzyki Górne - Tarnica - Wołosate.

References

Notes

1. ^ ^{a b} "Population. Size and structure by territorial division". © 1995-2009 Central Statistical Office 00-925 Warsaw, Al. Niepodległości 208. 2009-06-02. http://www.stat.gov.pl/cps/rde/xbcr/gus/PUBL_P_population_size_structure_31_12_2008.pdf. Retrieved 2009-06-22. 

External links

• http://www.dukla.pl/

Coordinates: 49°34′N 21°41′E / 49.567°N 21.683°E / 49.567; 21.683