Szczyrk
Szczyrk is a town in the Beskid Śląski mountains of southern Poland, situated in the valley of the Żylica river.
Szczyrk is a town in the Beskid Śląski mountains of southern Poland, situated in the valley of the Żylica river. It is part of the Silesian Voivodeship, previously being part of the Bielsko-Biała Voivodeship (1975–1998). It has a population of 5,734 people (2019).
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Worth seeing in and around Szczyrk
One place within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.
- 01Skrzyczne
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.
3.5 km · mountain in Poland · Wikipedia
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What Wikivoyage says to see
- 01Church of St James
- 02Bator Art Gallery
Extensive collection of artwork, much of it for sale.
- 03Sanctuary of Our Lady Queen of Poland
From Wikivoyage: Szczyrk, CC BY-SA 4.0. Not yet checked by us.
Things to do
Ski-ing: the main lifts are at Skryczne (537 m), Szczryk village centre (590 m) and Solisko (650 m). These ascend towards the ridge at 1200 m, with linking trails. Ski jump: Skalite is the local jump. See Wisła for the longer Malinka ski jump in the next valley. Walk: a trail follows the riverbank.
From Wikivoyage: Szczyrk, CC BY-SA 4.0. Not yet checked by us.
Where to eat
Over a dozen pubs and restaurants serve trad local food, no stand-out.
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Getting to Szczyrk
- Airports
- Leoš Janáček Ostrava (OSR), 66 km · Kraków John Paul II (KRK), 68 km · Katowice Wojciech Korfanty (KTW), 85 km
- Balice → Szczyrk68 km · quickest by road, 2h 16m · zł24–32
- Katowice → Szczyrk60 km · quickest by road, 1h 43m · zł17–23
- Wrocław → Szczyrk209 km · quickest by road, 3h 47m · zł60–80
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No local-transport research exists yet for Szczyrk
Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Szczyrk. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
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