Ostre, Silesian Voivodeship

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.

Gmina Lipowa is a rural gmina (administrative district) in Żywiec County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. Its seat is the village of Lipowa, which lies approximately 8 kilometres (5 mi) west of Żywiec and 64 km (40 mi) south of the regional capital Katowice. The gmina covers an area of 58.08 square kilometres (22.4 sq mi), and as of 2019 its total population is 10,803.

Lipowa [liˈpɔva] is a village in Żywiec County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Lipowa. It lies approximately 8 kilometres (5 mi) west of Żywiec and 64 km (40 mi) south of the regional capital Katowice. It is one of the oldest villages in Żywiec Basin. It was established in the late 13th century, and soon it became a seat of a Catholic parish.

Słotwina [swɔtˈfina] 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) west of Żywiec and 62 km (39 mi) south of the regional capital Katowice.

Silesian Beskids (Polish: , Czech: , German: Schlesische Beskiden) is one of the Beskids mountain ranges in the Outer Western Carpathians in southern Silesian Voivodeship, Poland and the eastern Moravian-Silesian Region, Czech Republic. Most of the range lies in Poland. It is separated from the Moravian-Silesian Beskids by the Jablunkov Pass. The Polish part of the range includes the protected area called Silesian Beskids Landscape Park.

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.

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.

Godziszka [ɡɔˈd͡ʑiʂka] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Buczkowice, within Bielsko County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately 2 kilometres (1 mi) south-east of Buczkowice, 14 km (9 mi) south of Bielsko-Biała, and 60 km (37 mi) south of the regional capital Katowice.

Leśna [ˈlɛɕna] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Lipowa, within Żywiec County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately 6 kilometres (4 mi) west of Żywiec and 66 km (41 mi) south of the regional capital Katowice.

Sienna [ˈɕɛnna] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Lipowa, within Żywiec County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately 6 kilometres (4 mi) south-west of Żywiec and 66 km (41 mi) south of the regional capital Katowice. The village was established in 1608 by Mikołaj Komorowski, the owner of Żywiec Latifundium.

Kalna ([ˈkalna] KAL-na) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Buczkowice, within Bielsko County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately 4 kilometres (2 mi) south-east of Buczkowice, 15 km (9 mi) south of Bielsko-Biała, and 61 km (38 mi) south of the regional capital Katowice.

Skrzyczne is a mountain in southern Poland, in the Silesian Voivodeship, close to the town of Szczyrk. It is the highest mountain of the Silesian Beskids and the fifth most topographically prominent peak in Poland.Skrzyczne is one of the peaks which make up the Crown of Polish Mountains, or a list of the highest points in each of Poland's 28 mountain ranges. The peak can be reached by hiking paths, and there is also a gondola lift which starts in Szczyrk and comes up to around 1,000 metres (3,300 ft) above sea level. The slopes of the mountain are also known for the many blueberries which grow on them and which are frequently collected by hikers and other visitors.A mountain hut, PTTK Skrzyczne, is located very close to the peak of the mountain. The first hut, built in 1933, was destroyed in a fire. A second hut was built in the late 1930s, and stands to this day. There is likewise a tall (87 metres (285 ft)) radio and television tower atop Skrzyczne, which makes it easy to recognise the peak from afar. In addition to multiple hiking trails, the Skrzyczne area also hosts a ski resort with several pistes, as well as mountain biking trails. Several trail races also cross the peak, most notably Zamieć, a 24-hour race which takes place in the winter.Legend has it that Skrzyczne takes its name from the croaking of frogs (in Polish: skrzyczenie), which supposedly inhabited the (now nonexistent) ponds near the peak.