Żywiec

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Żywiec

Total population

30,334

Coordinates49.69°, 19.20°

Demographic figures from Statistics Poland (GUS). Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

Żywiec is a town on the River Soła in southern Poland, with 31,194 inhabitants (2019). It is situated within the Silesian Voivodeship, near the Żywiec Lake and Żywiec Landscape Park, one of the eight protected areas in the voivodeship. Historically and culturally, the town is part of the Lesser Poland (Małopolska) region and is the capital of the Żywiecczyzna region, which is ethnically part of the Goral Lands.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Notable people from here

C

Cec Linder

Canadian actor (1921–1992)

G

Grzegorz Więzik

Polish association football player (1963–2021)

Tadeusz Pieronek

Polish Roman-Catholic bishop (1934–2018)

M

Michał Jagosz

Polish presbyter

Eugeniusz Szyr

politician (1915–2000)

Wojciech Kania

military leader

A

Antoni Adamaszek

Polish politician

A

Antoni Frydel

A

Antoni Rączka

Polish politician

Eugeniusz Ladenberger

Major of the Polish Army

Ferdynand Łukaszek

Polish politician (1921–2017)

R

Renata Zisman

Polish pianist

S

Stefania Biegun

Polish cross-country skier (1935-2016)

W

Walter Munk

Polish officer (1895-1920)

W

Wiesław Małyszko

Polish sportsperson

W

Wiesław Nagórko

Polish university teacher

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Silesia

• Zarzecze
  2.4 mi away · pop. 1,319
• Bierna
  3 mi away · pop. 933
• Rychwałd
  3.1 mi away
• Leśna
  3.1 mi away
• Wieprz
  3.3 mi away
• Łękawica
  3.5 mi away
• Tresna
  3.5 mi away
• Juszczyna
  4.2 mi away
• Czernichów
  4.7 mi away
• Lipowa
  5 mi away
• Rybarzowice
  5.6 mi away · pop. 3,448
• Międzybrodzie Żywieckie
  5.6 mi away · pop. 1,448

Browse all places in Silesia →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Żywiec

Trzydzieści dni w sercu Śląska

Luis Ochoa Siguencia · 2026

Treinta días en el corazón de Silesia

Luis Ochoa Siguencia · 2025

Herby i pieczęcie miast górnośląskich

Małgorzata Kaganiec · 1992

"Zielony Śląsk" na dawnej pocztówce

Jolanta Kowalczyk · 2016

Polish folk embroidery

Jadwiga Turska · 1997

Search results from Open Library.

Events

Notable, recurring, and historical events associated with Żywiec, sourced from Wikidata.

• Meskie Granie 2022

  recurring event edition

  concert tour 2022

  Jan 1, 2022
• 16th WSB University Science Festival

  recurring event edition

  16th edition of the WSB University Science Festival, 2020

  Mar 9, 2020
• 15th WSB University Science Festival

  recurring event edition

  15th edition of the WSB University Science Festival, 2019

  Mar 25, 2019
• 14th WSB University Science Festival

  recurring event edition

  14th edition of the WSB University Science Festival, 2018

  Mar 12, 2018
• 13th WSB University Science Festival

  recurring event edition

  13th edition of the WSB University Science Festival, 2017

  Mar 20, 2017
• 12th WSB University Science Festival

  recurring event edition

  12th edition of the WSB University Science Festival, 2016

  Mar 14, 2016
• 11th WSB University Science Festival

  recurring event edition

  11th edition of the WSB University Science Festival, 2015

  Mar 23, 2015

Source: Wikidata (CC0).

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