Zwardoń
Village in Silesian Voivodeship, Poland / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Zwardoń [ˈzvardɔɲ] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Rajcza, within Żywiec County, Silesian Voivodeship, in the Żywiec Beskids mountain range in southern Poland, on the border with Slovakia.[1] It lies approximately 10 kilometres (6 mi) west of Rajcza, 25 km (16 mi) south-west of Żywiec, and 82 km (51 mi) south of the regional capital Katowice. The village is mostly known for mountain tourism and as a border crossing point. In 1884, a railway line to Čadca was opened. Although Zwardoń belongs nowadays to the Silesian Voivodeship, historically it lay in Lesser Poland.
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Zwardoń | |
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Coordinates: 49°31′N 18°59′E | |
Country | Poland |
Voivodeship | Silesian |
County | Żywiec |
Gmina | Rajcza |
Elevation | 690 m (2,260 ft) |
Population | 1,000 |
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