Żywiec
Żywiec is a town in the Silesian Voivodeship of southern Poland, 85 km south of Katowice. It's best known for its brewery and is a resort town, with a large lake, and winter and summer leisure activities in the nearby Beskids mountains. Wikivoyage
Population 30,334 (Wikidata)
Before you go
Emergency numbers in Poland
Getting there
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Best-documented sights
All of them in the guide-
Konkatedra Narodzenia Najświętszej Maryi Panny Attraction · 280 m -
Kościół pw. Przemienienia Pańskiego Church · 400 m -
Pałac Habsburgów w Żywcu Castle · 420 m -
Stary Zamek w Żywcu Attraction · 430 m -
Kościół pw. Świętego Krzyża Church · 540 m -
Kościół pw. Świętego Marka Church · 820 m -
Ławeczka Alicji Habsburg Memorial · 410 m -
Domek Chiński Attraction · 470 m
Within a kilometre of the centre, ordered by how well documented each is — not by a "best" anyone decided. Each opens on the map in the guide. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited there.
Somewhere to run
Getting around
- Dworzec autobusowy w Żywcu 1.7 km
- Fabryka Śrub 1.8 km
- Żywiec 1.8 km
- Żywiec Sporysz 1.9 km
- Dworzec MZK Żywiec 1.9 km
- Pietrzykowice Żywieckie 3.3 km
More train stations: Radziechowy Wieprz 5.5 km, Pewel Mała 5.8 km
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