Little Beskids
The Little Beskids is one of the Beskids mountain ranges in the Western Beskids ranges of the Outer Western Carpathians in southeastern Poland. Within the range is the protected area known as Little Beskids Landscape Park.Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
- Type: Mountain range with an elevation of 594 metres
- Description: mountain range in Poland
- Also known as: “Beskid Mały”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Żar and Pumped-storage hydroelectricity Żar.
Żar
Peak
Photo: Micio, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Żar is a mountain in the mountain range of Little Beskids in southern Poland, 761 m above the sea level. Below the mountain is an artificial lake that was created by damming the Soła river. The elevation of the lake is 318 metres above sea level.
Pumped-storage hydroelectricity Żar
Power station
Photo: Ongrys, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Pumped-storage hydroelectricity Żar is a power station.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Międzybrodzie Żywieckie and Kozubnik.
Międzybrodzie Żywieckie
Village
Photo: Krystyna W., CC BY-SA 3.0.
Międzybrodzie Żywieckie is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Czernichów, within Żywiec County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland.
Międzybrodzie Bialskie
Village
Photo: Helion manu, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Międzybrodzie Bialskie is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Czernichów, within Żywiec County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland.
Little Beskids
- Categories: mesoregion and landform
- Location: Małopolskie, Poland, Central Europe, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
49.78273° or 49° 46′ 58″ northLongitude
19.23276° or 19° 13′ 58″ eastElevation
594 metres (1,949 feet)Open location code
8FXXQ6MM+34OpenStreetMap ID
node 7475849528OpenStreetMap feature
natural=mountain_range
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Vietnamese—“Little Beskids” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Beskid Mały”
- Czech: “Malé Beskydy”
- German: “Kleine Beskiden”
- Italian: “Beskid Mały”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Beskid Maly”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Beskid Mały”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Dei litle Beskidane”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Dei vesle Beskidane”
- Polish: “Beskid Mały”
- Spanish: “Pequeño Beskids”
- Venetian: “Beskid Mały”
- Vietnamese: “Little Beskids”
- Vietnamese: “Tiểu Beskid”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Żar and Na Żarze.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Zbiornik górny Elektrowni Wodnej Żar and Elektrownia fotowoltaiczna na Górze Żar.
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