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Wadowice, Poland

Wadowice, Poland 2014, the birthplace of Pope John Paul II., rodiště papeže Jana Pavla II. After the war, in 1945 Wadowice retained its powiat town status and until 1975 served as a notable centre of commerce and transport in the Kraków Voivodeship. After that the town was transferred to the newly created Bielsko-Biała Voivodeship. After the peaceful transformation of the political and economical system in Poland (in 1989), most of the local industry was found inefficient and went bankrupt. However, the ecological and historical heritage of the area as well as its status as the birthplace of Pope Saint John Paul II led to fast growth of tourism. Currently more than 200,000 people visit Wadowice every year and this number is rising. youtube.com/watch?v=mnCGK3O1x3I Wadowice