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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  • Reservoir
  • …lies at an elevation of 337 metres (1,106 feet)
  • Description: lake in Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
  • Also known as
    “Jezioro Zywieckie”
    “Żywieckie Lake”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Habsburg Palace in Żywiec and Saint Mark church in Żywiec.

Photo: Aqalexor, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Church
Photo: Lesnydzban, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Church
Photo: Lestath, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Co-Cathedral of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin…

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Zarzecze and Tresna.

Village
Photo: Kokorik, CC BY 3.0.
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Village
Photo: Pudelek, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Żywiec Lake

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Latitude
49.72172° or 49° 43′ 18″ north
Longitude
19.20191° or 19° 12′ 7″ east
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 Rejs statkiem po Jeziorze Żywieckim and Klub Żeglarski Halny.

Silesian Voivodeship: Highlights

Notable places include Katowice and Częstochowa.

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