Gmina Milówka

Milówka [miˈlufka] is a village in Żywiec County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland (historic province of Lesser Poland). It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Milówka. It lies It is situated in the Żywiec Beskids mountain range, approximately 18 kilometres (11 mi) south-west of Żywiec and 78 km (48 mi) south of the regional capital Katowice. Polish musical group Golec uOrkiestra hails from here. Milówka was first mentioned in 1537, when this part of the Kingdom of Poland belonged to Lesser Poland's Kraków Voivodeship. Mountains and hills of the Beskids, which were covered by dense forests, were at that time settled by Polish farmers, who gradually moved southwards along the Soła river. After the Poles, in the second half of the 16th century, came shepherds from Wallachia, who in the course of the time assimilated with Polish population. In 1772 (see Partitions of Poland) Milówka was annexed by the Austrian Empire, and became part of the province of Galicia, where it remained until late 1918. According to the Austrian census of 1900, the village had the population of 2,678, with 93% Catholics, and 6.5% Jews. Until 1975 Milówka was administratively tied with Kraków (with the exception of World War II, when it was directly annexed into the Third Reich). Among points of interest there is a Regional Museum, with a wooden peasant house from 1739, and a parish church (1834).

Cisiec [ˈt͡ɕiɕɛt͡s] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Węgierska Górka, within Żywiec County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately 4 kilometres (2 mi) south-west of Węgierska Górka, 15 km (9 mi) south-west of Żywiec, and 75 km (47 mi) south of the regional capital Katowice.

Węgierska Górka [vɛnˈɡʲɛrska ˈɡurka] (Literally Polish for "Hungarian Hill") is a village in Żywiec County, Silesian Voivodeship, in the historic province of Lesser Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Węgierska Górka. It lies approximately 12 kilometres (7 mi) south-west of Żywiec and 72 km (45 mi) south of the regional capital Katowice.

Cięcina [t͡ɕɛnˈt͡ɕina] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Węgierska Górka, within Żywiec County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately 12 km (7 mi) south-west of Żywiec and 73 km (45 mi) south of the regional capital Katowice. It is one of the oldest villages in Żywiec Basin. It was established in the 13th century, and in the next century it became a seat of a Catholic parish. There is a wooden Saint Catherine Church from the 16th century, an important landmark in the village.

Gmina Węgierska Górka is a rural gmina (administrative district) in Żywiec County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. Its seat is the village of Węgierska Górka, which lies approximately 12 kilometres (7 mi) south-west of Żywiec and 73 km (45 mi) south of the regional capital Katowice. The gmina covers an area of 77.06 square kilometres (29.8 sq mi), and as of 2019 its total population is 15,073.

The Battle of Węgierska Górka was a two-day-long defence of a Polish fortified area in south of Żywiec Region (Lesser Poland) during the opening stages of the Invasion of Poland of 1939. Although the Polish position was not completed and only five bunkers were manned, the line was defended for two days and nights against superior German forces of the German 7th Infantry Division. One of the bunkers was successfully evacuated by the Polish 1st Mountain Brigade, but the others lacked radio receivers and did not receive the order to retreat. Eventually, the Germans managed to break through the Polish positions, but with heavy casualties on their side and with a significant delay.

Przybędza [pʂɨˈbɛnd͡za] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Radziechowy-Wieprz, within Żywiec County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately 11 kilometres (7 mi) south-west of Żywiec and 71 km (44 mi) south of the regional capital Katowice.

Żabnica [ʐabˈnit͡sa] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Węgierska Górka, within Żywiec County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately 3 kilometres (2 mi) south-east of Węgierska Górka, 13 km (8 mi) south of Żywiec, and 76 km (47 mi) south of the regional capital Katowice.

Twardorzeczka [tfardɔˈʐɛt͡ʂka] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Lipowa, within Żywiec County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately 10 kilometres (6 mi) south-west of Żywiec and 67 km (42 mi) south of the regional capital Katowice. It lies in Żywiec Basin alongside a Twardorzeczka stream flowing out from Silesian Beskids. There are two Tilia trees registered as natural monuments in the village. The village began as a hamlet of Radziechowy, where it belonged to until its separation in 1948. Monika Brodka, a Polish singer, grew up in the village.

Barania Góra (Polish for "Ram Mountain") (German: Widderberg; Silesian: Baraniŏ Gōra) is a mountain in southern Poland. At a height of 1,220 metres (4,000 ft), it is the second highest mountain in the Silesian Beskids.The sources of the Vistula, the longest Polish river, are located on the western slope of the mountain.A mountain hut, Schronisko PTTK Przysłop nad Baranią Górą, is located relatively close to the peak, albeit at around 900 metres (3,000 ft) amsl. The area around the mountain also plays host to many hiking trails.

Radziechowy [rad͡ʑɛˈxɔvɨ] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Radziechowy-Wieprz, within Żywiec County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately 8 kilometres (5 mi) south-west of Żywiec and 68 km (42 mi) south of the regional capital Katowice. It is one of the oldest villages in Żywiec Basin. It was established in the first half of the 14th century.

The Golgotha of the Beskids (Polish: Golgota Beskidów) is a Way of the Cross on the Matyska hill in the Radziechowy village, near Żywiec, in the Silesian Beskids of south Poland.