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Szczyrk
Place in Silesian Voivodeship, Poland

Szczyrk

Szczyrk is a town in the Beskid Śląski mountains of southern Poland, situated in the valley of the Żylica river.

Plan a trip to Szczyrk→From Mošnov

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).

Get in

Getting to Szczyrk

By plane Katowice (KTW IATA), Kraków (KRK IATA) and Ostrava (OSR IATA) airports all have a good range of European flights and are about 2 hours drive. By road from Katowice follow Highway 1 past Bielsko-Biała, turning onto Highway 942 up the valley.

See

Worth seeing

  1. 01
    Church of St James
  2. 02
    Bator Art Gallery

    Extensive collection of artwork, much of it for sale.

  3. 03
    Sanctuary of Our Lady Queen of Poland
Do

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.

Eat

Where to eat

Over a dozen pubs and restaurants serve trad local food, no stand-out.

Text adapted from Wikipedia and Wikivoyage, CC BY-SA 4.0. Photograph: Wikimedia Commons (see Commons), Wikimedia Commons.