Żywiec
Żywiec | |
|---|---|
Top left: Market square with cathedral bell tower Top right: Holy Cross Church Middle left: Beskid Wyzsza University Middle right: Zamkowy Park Bottom left: Saint Mark Church Bottom middle: Monument of Pope John Paul II Bottom right: Old Castle | |
| Coordinates: 49°41′21″N 19°12′21″E / 49.68917°N 19.20583°E | |
| Country | Poland |
| Voivodeship | Silesian |
| County | Żywiec |
| Gmina | Żywiec (urban gmina) |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Antoni Paweł Szlagor |
| Area | |
• Total | 50.57 km2 (19.53 sq mi) |
| Highest elevation | 400 m (1,300 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 344 m (1,129 ft) |
| Population (2019-06-30) | |
• Total | 31,194 |
| • Density | 620/km2 (1,600/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 34-300 to 34-330 |
| Car plates | SZY |
| Highways | |
| Voivodeship roads | |
| Website | www |
Żywiec (Polish pronunciation: [ˈʐɨvjɛts]) 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, the town has been part of the Lesser Poland region and is the capital of the Żywiecczyzna region, which is ethnically part of the Goral Lands.
The 551231 Żywiec planetoid is named after the town.