Rabka-Zdrój , usually referred to as Rabka, is a spa town in Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Poland. It is located between Kraków and Zakopane in a valley on the northern slopes of the Gorce mountains, where the rivers Poniczanka and Słonka join the river Raba (49°36′30″N 19°58′0″E / 49.60833°N 19.966667°E / 49.60833; 19.966667). In 2008 it had a population of 13,052. There is a substantial population of "gorale."