Łabowa - rural commune, Nowy Sącz County, Małopolskie Voivodship.
Gmina Łabowa is a rural gmina (commune) in Nowy Sącz County, Lesser
Poland Voivodship, in southern Poland. Its seat is the village of Łabowa,
which lies approximately 16 kilometres (10 mi) south-east of Nowy Sącz
and 89 km (55 mi) south-east of the regional capital Kraków.
Area: 119.12 sq.km (46 sq.mi); Population: 5,172 (2006).
land under cultivation - 24%; forests - 71%
The village was established around 1581 as a Greek-Catholic parish.
Until 1947 the majority population were Łemkos. The elevation of the commune
varies from 440 m to 1080 m above sea level.
Arms and flag adopted on June 30, 2006 (resolution # XLII/270/06).
"Arms: on the red field a silver lamb hide.
Flag: a rectangle in the ratio 5:8 divided 1:2:1 into vertical bands.
Extreme, narrow bands are red and the middle, wide band is white and bears
the Arms of the commune in its center."
Chrystian Kretowicz, 23 Jan 2009
Łabowa Coat of Arms
image by Chrystian Kretowicz, 23 Jan 2009
adopted 30 Jun 2006