Żywiec Beskids

Korbielów [kɔrˈbjɛluf] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Jeleśnia, within Żywiec County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland, near the border with Slovakia. It lies approximately 9 kilometres (6 mi) south of Jeleśnia, 17 km (11 mi) south-east of Żywiec, and 79 km (49 mi) south of the regional capital Katowice.

Mútne (Hungarian: Mutne) is a large village and municipality in Námestovo District in the Žilina Region of northern Slovakia.

Sopotnia Wielka [sɔˈpɔtɲa ˈvjɛlka] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Jeleśnia, within Żywiec County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately 8 kilometres (5 mi) south of Jeleśnia, 14 km (9 mi) south-east of Żywiec, and 77 km (48 mi) south of the regional capital Katowice. The biggest tourist attraction of the village is a local waterfall.

Krzyżowa [kʂɨˈʐɔva] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Jeleśnia, within Żywiec County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately 6 kilometres (4 mi) south of Jeleśnia, 13 km (8 mi) south-east of Żywiec, and 76 km (47 mi) south of the regional capital Katowice.

Krzyżówki [kʂɨˈʐufki] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Jeleśnia, within Żywiec County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland, near the border with Slovakia. It lies approximately 9 kilometres (6 mi) south-east of Jeleśnia, 18 km (11 mi) south-east of Żywiec, and 79 km (49 mi) south of the regional capital Katowice.

Oravské Veselé (Hungarian: Veszele) is a village and municipality in Námestovo District in the Žilina Region of northern Slovakia.

Sopotnia Mała [sɔˈpɔtɲa ˈmawa] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Jeleśnia, within Żywiec County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately 7 kilometres (4 mi) south-west of Jeleśnia, 11 km (7 mi) south-east of Żywiec, and 75 km (47 mi) south of the regional capital Katowice.

Beňadovo (Hungarian: Benedikó) is a village and municipality in Námestovo District in the Žilina Region of northern Slovakia.

Przyborów [pʂɨˈbɔruf] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Jeleśnia, within Żywiec County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately 6 kilometres (4 mi) south-east of Jeleśnia, 15 km (9 mi) south-east of Żywiec, and 76 km (47 mi) south of the regional capital Katowice. Przyborów is located in a valley of the Żywiec Beskids mountains, on the Koszarawa mountain river (a tributary of the Soła). The village is of tourist interest due to the trail that starts here towards Mędralowa, Babia Góra and other local peaks.

Novoť (Hungarian: Novoty) is a village and municipality in Námestovo District in the Žilina Region of northern Slovakia. The beginnings of the village date back to 1691, it belonged to the Orava Castle. Initially, the village was known under the name Jurkov. In addition to agriculture, the population in the past was engaged in the cultivation of flax, the production of shingles and canvas, logging and the production of wooden dishes. Novoť is one of the younger Zamagura municipalities, it was originally named after its founder Jurčákov. Trenches built by the German army before the end of World War II have been preserved in the cadastre of the village. There are 16 chapels, crosses and shrines in the village and in the village. Similar to Oravská Lesná and Zákamenné, the village is inhabited by scattered buildings. The road to Poland passes through the village, which enables the connection of Orava with Poland, Kysuce, but especially with the Czech Republic. The distance from the border to the D3 highway is only 27 km, to the Czech border 41 km. The hiking trail Pilsko-Babia hora passes through the cadastre of the village.

Jeleśnia [jɛˈlɛɕɲa] is a village in Żywiec County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Jeleśnia. It lies approximately 11 kilometres (7 mi) south-east of Żywiec and 72 km (45 mi) south of the regional capital Katowice. The village belongs to Lesser Poland. Together with Żywiec, for hundreds of years it was administratively tied with the city of Kraków. Jeleśnia is located on two rivers, Sopotnia and Koszarawa, among the mountains and hills of Beskidy. The area of the gmina is 13,845 hectares, and it is largely covered by forests, with several protected areas, such as one around Pilsko. First written mentions of Jeleśnia come from the 16th century. At that time, the area of the village was sparsely populated, and local noblemen would frequently fight each other, using gangs of highwaymen. The area of the future Żywiec County belonged to the Komorowski family, then it was divided among other families, such as the Wielopolskis. Until 1772 (see Partitions of Poland), Jeleśnia belonged to Kraków Voivodeship. From 1772 to 1918, it was part of Austrian province of Galicia. In the Second Polish Republic, Jeleśnia again belonged to Kraków Voivodeship. During the war, it was incorporated into the Third Reich, and from 1945 to 1975, it returned to Kraków Voivodeship. In 1975 the village was transferred to Bielsko-Biała Voivodeship, where it remained until 1 January 1999.

Sihelné (Hungarian: Szihelne) is a village and municipality in Námestovo District in the Žilina Region of northern Slovakia.