Szczyrk

Szczyrk is a winter sports resort in the Silesian Voivodeship of southern Poland. The town is at an elevation of 500-600 m in the Beskids mountains, and the highest local peak is Skrzyczne at 1257 m. In 2020 the population was 5700.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Skrzyczne and Skalite.

Skrzyczne

Peak

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Skrzyczne is a mountain in southern Poland, in the Silesian Voivodeship, close to the town of Szczyrk. It is the highest mountain of the Silesian Beskids and the fifth most topographically prominent peak in Poland.

Skalite

Stadium

Photo: Int-media-bielsko, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Skocznia Skalite im. Beskidzkich Olimpijczyków is a complex of three Polish ski jumping hills located in Szczyrk – on the northern slope of the Skalite mountain, at an altitude of 620 m.

Hyrca

Peak

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Hyrca is a peak.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Godziszka and Buczkowice.

Godziszka

Village

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Godziszka is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Buczkowice, within Bielsko County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. Godziszka is situated 5 km east of Szczyrk.

Buczkowice

Village

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Buczkowice is a village in Bielsko County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina called Gmina Buczkowice. Buczkowice is situated 6 km northeast of Szczyrk.

Szczyrk

Type: Locality with 5,700 residents
Location: Bielsko-Biała County, Silesian Voivodeship, Poland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

49.6965° or 49° 41′ 47″ north

Longitude

19.008° or 19° 0′ 29″ east

Population

5,700

Elevation

738 metres (2,421 feet)

Open location code

8FXXM2W5+J6

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In Other Languages

“Szczyrk” goes by many names.

Polish: “Szczyrk”

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Notable Places Nearby

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