Island Beskids

#1493 among destinations in Poland

Nature, Natural attraction, Natural feature

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The Island Beskids is a mountain range in southern Poland, part of the Western Beskids of the Outer Western Carpathians, with significant natural resources, folk culture, medieval history, and developing resources for tourism. ()

Local name: Beskid Wyspowy Coordinates: 49°39'19"N, 20°16'36"E

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Lesser PolandPoland

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Island Beskids – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Kościół Narodzenia Najświętszej Maryi Panny w Tymbarku, Cmentarz wojenny nr 365, Kościół pw. Najświętszego Serca Pana Jezusa w Szczawie, Paproć.

5.5 miN
Church
Kościół Narodzenia Najświętszej Maryi Panny w Tymbarku
141 min walk • Church of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Tymbark - a Roman Catholic brick church in the village of Tymbark, serving as the parish church of the local parish.
5.4 miN
Cemetery
Cmentarz wojenny nr 365
139 min walk • War Cemetery #365 - Tymbark - A World War I war cemetery located in Tymbark, Limanowa County, Lesser Poland Province. It belongs to Ward X of War Graves Division of C. and K. Military Commandery in Cracow.
3.8 miS
Church
Kościół pw. Najświętszego Serca Pana Jezusa w Szczawie
98 min walk • Church of the Sacred Heart of Jesus in Szczawa - a wooden Roman Catholic temple in Szczawa, which is an auxiliary church of the parish of the Sacred Heart of Jesus. In a small building next to the temple is a museum dedicated to the Home Army...
6.2 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Paproć
159 min walk • Paproć - a peak in the Beskid Wyspowy. By the local people it is also called Koszarska Góra or Rysia Góra. It is an elevation with a levelled summit in the form of a large plateau, located between the Łososina River valley to the north and the road...
4.5 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Ćwilin
114 min walk • Ćwilin - the second highest mountain peak in the Beskid Wyspowy. The name of the mountain comes from the German word Zwilling, i.e. a twin, and it was given in the 14th century by German settlers in Tymbark and Jurkow.
2.6 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Łopień
68 min walk • Łopień - mountain massif in the Beskids of the Island.