Central Europe
Poland
Silesian Voivodeship

Żywiec Lake

Żywiec Lake is a on the river in southern Poland, near the town of . It was created in 1966, when several villages in the area, such as Zarzecze, Tresna, Zadziel and Old Żywiec were flooded following the construction of a dam.
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  • Type: Reservoir
  • Description: lake in Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
  • Also known as: “Jezioro Zywieckie” and “Żywieckie Lake”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Habsburg Palace in Żywiec and Co-Cathedral of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Żywiec.

Museum
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is a museum.

Church
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The Co-Cathedral of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, also called Żywiec Cathedral, is the main Catholic religious building in the city of , , and the co-cathedral of the Diocese of Bielsko–Żywiec.

Church
Photo: Lesnydzban, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Zarzecze and Tresna.

Village
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is a in the administrative district of , within , , in southern Poland. It lies approximately 2 km south-east of , 5 km north-west of , and 61 km south of the regional capital .

Village
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is a in the administrative district of , within , , in southern Poland. It lies approximately 3 km south of , 5 km north of , and 60 km south of the regional capital .

Village
is a in the administrative district of , within , , in southern Poland.

Żywiec Lake

Latitude
49.72172° or 49° 43′ 18″ north
Longitude
19.20191° or 19° 12′ 7″ east
Elevation
337 metres (1,106 feet)
Open location code
8FXXP6C2+MQ
Open­Street­Map ID
way 27120240
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­water
Open­Street­Map feature
water=­reservoir
Geo­Names ID
3079854
Wiki­data ID
Q393265
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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Ukrainian—“Żywiec Lake” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: “Զիվեցյան լիճ”
  • Azerbaijani: “Jives gölü”
  • Belarusian: “Жывецкае возера”
  • Cebuano: “Jezioro Żywieckie”
  • Chinese: “日維茨湖”
  • Czech: “Jezioro Żywieckie”
  • Czech: “Żywiecká přehrada”
  • Czech: “Żywiecká přehradní nádrž”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “بحيره زيويك”
  • Estonian: “Żywieci järv”
  • Estonian: “Żywieci paisjärv”
  • Estonian: “Żywieci veehoidla”
  • German: “Jezioro Żywieckie”
  • German: “Saybuscher See”
  • German: “Stausee Żywiec”
  • German: “Żywiecer See”
  • Italian: “Lago dii Żywiec”
  • Polish: “Jezioro Żywieckie”
  • Polish: “Tresneński Zbiornik Wodny”
  • Polish: “Zbiornik Żywiecki”
  • Russian: “Живецке”
  • Russian: “Живецкое озеро”
  • Ukrainian: “Живецьке водосховище”
  • Ukrainian: “Живецьке озеро”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Osiedle na Wzgórzu and Tresna Mała.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Klub Żeglarski Halny and Źródło Świętego Wita.

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