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 View of the Goat from the mountains | |
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| Country | Poland |
| Region | Lesser Poland |
| Surface | 26.9 km² |
| Population | 12 744 (2016) |
| Area code | 33 |
| Postal Code | 43-340 |
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Goats - a large village in southern Poland, in Silesian Voivodeship, in the district of Bielsko, in the historical area Lesser Poland.
Kozy is the largest village in Poland in terms of the number of inhabitants. Comparatively so many people live in Aleksandrów Kujawski and Golub-Dobrzyń (both are county towns).
Location and access
The town is located on the Czerwonka, Kozówka, Pisarzówka and Leśniówka streams, in the Silesian Foothills and the northern slopes of the Little Beskids, on the road from Bielsko-Biała to Kraków. It borders Bielsko-Biała in the west, Pisarzowice in the north, Kęty in the north-east, Bujaków in the east, and Międzybrodzie Bialskie and Wilkowice in the south.
Kozy has a transport connection with Bielsko-Biała (PKS buses, train). There is a Kozy railway station in the village and a Kozy Zagroda stop on the railway line No. 117. The village is not served by MZK buses from Bielsko, however, line No. 6 (Lipnik Granica stop) and line No. 31 run through the village. national no.52.
Worth seeing
- Closed quarry
- Przełęcz u Panienki (Papal Trail)
- The Historical Chamber of Goats Adolf Zuber
- Neoclassical palace with a park complex
- St. Simon and Jude Tadeusz
In the area
- Bielsko-Biala
- Wilkowice
- Wilamowice
- Kęty
St. Simon and Jude Tadeusz - Porąbka
- Czaniec
Shopping
In the area of Kóz, we can find several stores popular in the country of the chain, such as Biedronka (ul. Bielska 31A), Lewiatan (ul. Krakowska 42 and ul. Przecznia 60) or Żabka (ul. Bielska 11).
Gastronomy
- Two Worlds Restaurant (ul. Bielska 120)
- Al-Di Restaurant (ul. Krakowska 51)
- Pepper and Vanilla BISTRO (ul. Krakowska 32)
- Pizzeria Herbowa (ul. Kościelna 19)
Accommodation
Accommodation in the vicinity of Kóz:
- Wróblówka Hotel & Restauracja - ul. Krakowska 608, Bielsko-Biała
- Hotel Relax - ul. Młodzieży Polskiej 1, Kęty (tel. 730 811 358)
- Piwnica Rycerska - Rynek 8, Kęty (tel. 33 845 25 05)
Parties
Trivia
- The highest point is Groniczki - they are 833 m above sea level.
- The actor Henryk Talar and the Polish ski runner and coach Edward Budny were born in Kozy.
- In the parish of Of Saints Szymon and Jude Tadeusz in Kozy for six years, until 1956, Franciszek Macharski was the vicar.
The 35-meter-high millennium cross towers over Kozami, standing on the top of Chrobacza Łąka (828 m above sea level), consecrated by Fr. Bishop Tadeusz Rakoczy in 2001.