Łękawica, Silesian Voivodeship

Rychwałd [ˈrɨxfau̯t] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Gilowice, within Żywiec County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately 5 kilometres (3 mi) east of Żywiec and 66 km (41 mi) south of the regional capital Katowice.

Gmina Łękawica is a rural gmina (administrative district) in Żywiec County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. Its seat is the village of Łękawica, which lies approximately 6 kilometres (4 mi) north-east of Żywiec and 63 km (39 mi) south of the regional capital Katowice. The gmina covers an area of 42.23 square kilometres (16.3 sq mi), and as of 2019 its total population is 4,557.

Rychwałdek [rɨxˈfau̯dɛk] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Świnna, within Żywiec County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately 5 kilometres (3 mi) east of Żywiec and 66 km (41 mi) south of the regional capital Katowice.

The Świnna rail crash, also known as Jeleśnia runaway train, was a runaway train accident involving two passenger trains on Skawina – Żywiec railway line 97 in Poland on 19 December 2005. The brakes in passenger train running from Sucha Beskidzka to Żywiec stopped operating after it entered the steep sloped section of line, reaching speed of 90 km/h and creating the threat of head-on collision with another passenger train, going in opposite direction from Żywiec to Sucha Beskidzka. Due to coordinated efforts of train dispatcher at Jeleśnia station and crew of both trains, the trains eventually collided in a controlled manner in Świnna, Silesian Voivodeship, just outside Żywiec. 2 members of train crews and 6 passengers were injured.

Kocierz Moszczanicki [ˈkɔt͡ɕɛʂ mɔʂt͡ʂaˈnit͡ski] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Łękawica, within Żywiec County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately 3 kilometres (2 mi) north-west of Łękawica, 6 km (4 mi) north-east of Żywiec, and 61 km (38 mi) south of the regional capital Katowice.

Okrajnik [ɔˈkrai̯nik] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Łękawica, within Żywiec County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately 2 kilometres (1 mi) north of Łękawica, 7 km (4 mi) north-east of Żywiec, and 61 km (38 mi) south of the regional capital Katowice.

Pewel Mała [ˈpɛvɛl ˈmawa] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Świnna, within Żywiec County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately 6 kilometres (4 mi) south-east of Żywiec and 68 km (42 mi) south of the regional capital Katowice.

Żywiec (Polish pronunciation: [ˈʐɨvjɛts], German: Saybusch) 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.

Żywiec County (Polish: powiat żywiecki) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Silesian Voivodeship, southern Poland, on the Slovak border. It came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998. Its administrative seat and only town is Żywiec, which lies 64 kilometres (40 mi) south of the regional capital Katowice. The county covers an area of 1,039.96 square kilometres (401.5 sq mi). As of 2019 its total population is 152,877, out of which the population of Żywiec is 31,194 and the rural population is 121,683. The county includes part of the protected area known as Żywiec Landscape Park.

Łysina [wɨˈɕina] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Łękawica, within Żywiec County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately 3 kilometres (2 mi) north-east of Łękawica, 8 km (5 mi) north-east of Żywiec, and 61 km (38 mi) south of the regional capital Katowice.

The Co-Cathedral of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, (Polish: Konkatedra Narodzenia Najświętszej Maryi Panny), also called Żywiec Cathedral, is the main Catholic religious building in the city of Żywiec, Poland, and the co-cathedral of the Diocese of Bielsko–Żywiec. In 1470 the church was built in Gothic style and became a parish. In the sixteenth century the church was extended twice with the support of the Komorowski family, once owner of Żywiec. The first expansion took place between 1515 and 1542, with the extension of the chancel and nave. On October 9, 1547, the church was consecrated by the Bishop of Kraków with the title of the "Nativity of the Virgin Mary and St. Lawrence Martyr" in honor of the Extension Promoter church, Lawrence Komorowski. The subsequent expansion was carried out in the years 1582 to 1583 still focused on the ship, with the addition of a square tower, the Italian architect Giovanni Ricci. The church was elevated to the co-cathedral of the Diocese of Bielsko–Żywiec, simultaneously with the erection of the new diocese on March 25, 1992, with the Bull "Totus Tuus Poloniae populus" of Pope John Paul II.

Gilowice [ɡilɔˈvit͡sɛ] is a village in Żywiec County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Gilowice. It lies approximately 7 kilometres (4 mi) east of Żywiec and 65 km (40 mi) south of the regional capital Katowice.