Żywiec reservoir - Stausee Żywiec

Dam wall in Tresna

View from Skrzyczne in the Silesian Beskids

Marina in Zarzecze

The Żywiec reservoir is located on the Soła, before their breakthrough by the Little Beskids, in the Saybuscher basin, in the western polish Beskydy Mountains.

Regions

The lake lies in the Silesian Voivodeship.

places

Other goals

background

The reservoir was flooded in 1966. It is used both as a bathing lake and as a protective storage against flooding, a hydropower plant and as a drinking water reservoir for Upper Silesia.

getting there

By bus and train

Regional buses and trains run from Bielsko-Biała.

By bicycle

You can get by in a few hours by bike Bielsko-Biała over the pass Wolfsdorfer Tor. However, the way up to the pass requires a certain level of fitness.

mobility

The best way to move around the lake is by boat or kayak. The banks are still relatively wild, so the best way to get from A to B is by boat.

Tourist Attractions

Old town of Żywiec

activities

Swimming
Boating
To go biking
hike

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