Ojców

Place in Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Poland

50°12′24″N 19°49′45″E / 50.20667°N 19.82917°E / 50.20667; 19.82917Country

PolandVoivodeship

Lesser PolandCountyKraków CountyGminaGmina SkałaArea

• Total9.71 km² (3.75 sq mi)Population

(2006)

• Total220 • Density23/km² (59/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code

32-047

Area code+48 12Car platesKRAWebsitewww.ojcow.pl

Ojców [ˈɔi̯t͡suf] is a village in Gmina Skała, in Kraków County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland.^[1] It is one of the sights of the Eagle Nests Trail (Szlak Orlich Gniazd), as there are the ruins of a gothic castle near the village. The village is where the authorities of the Ojców National Park (the smallest of Poland's 23 national parks) have their headquarters. It lies approximately 4 kilometres (2 mi) south-west of Skała and 18 km (11 mi) north-west of the regional capital Kraków.