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Koniaków
Rain falling on Ochodzita can end up in three different rivers: the Soła and the Vistula, the Olza and the Oder, or via the Váh in the Danube. This treeless, dome-shaped hill, 895 metres high, rises above the village of Koniaków right on t…
Mountains & peaks
Koniaków
In the hamlet of Szańce in Koniaków, the Kohut family runs a Shepherding Centre: a wooden shepherd's hut, known locally as the "kolyba", a highlander shop and an educational farm with sheep and goats. The farm practises traditional grazing…
Museums
Koniaków
Inside a wooden house in the Szańce part of Koniaków, the highest village in the Silesian Voivodeship, hangs a trombita more than 11 metres long. According to the regional tourism portal it is probably the longest instrument of its kind in…
Castles
Koniaków
Anyone who comes to Koczy Zamek ("Kocsi's Castle") looking for ruins leaves with a panorama instead. This treeless hill near Koniaków, 847 m above sea level, has no castle, and its name hides two stories: a romantic legend about a Hungaria…
Monuments & mounds
Koniaków
In the hamlet of Trzycatek, on the edge of the village of Jaworzynka, you can walk around three countries in a few minutes: Poland, the Czech Republic and Slovakia. Their borders have met here since 1 January 1993, and the actual meeting p…