Brzeźnica

Wadowice County · Lesser Poland Voivodeship · Poland
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Photos: Jerzy Opioła, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons); Sebastian B, CC BY 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons); Jakub Hałun, CC BY 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)

Brzeźnica is a village in Poland.

Elevation: about 230 m above sea level. Population: 1,430 (2021).

Here and nearby on the site: 1 trail.

Facts: Wikidata, OpenStreetMap. More on Wikipedia

Trails nearby

All trails
Brzeźnica – KacwinHardMulti-dayMarkedBrzeźnica KacwinElevation profile220–1 289 m143 kmascent 4 206 munder 1 km from the centreTrail of Emil ZegadłowiczModerateTwo-dayMarkedTrail of Emil ZegadłowiczElevation profile263–565 m20.9 kmascent 855 m≈ 7 h walking12 km from the centreCzesław Panczakiewicz TrailHardTwo-dayMarkedCzesław Panczakiewicz TrailElevation profile259–890 m23.9 kmascent 921 m≈ 8 h walking13 km from the centreDziałek – Chełm WschodniHardMulti-dayMarkedDziałek Chełm WschodniElevation profile274–680 m38.8 kmascent 1 018 m≈ 11.5 h walking14 km from the centreCzartak – KrzeszówModerateOne-dayMarkedCzartak KrzeszówElevation profile274–922 m14.6 kmascent 716 m≈ 5 h walking16 km from the centreMały Szlak BeskidzkiHardMulti-dayMarkedMały Szlak BeskidzkiElevation profile282–1 022 m134.7 kmascent 5 091 m18 km from the centre

Peaks nearby

All peaks
LeskowiecPeakLeskowiecRzykialtitude 922 m24 km from the centreLeskowiec is a 922 m summit in the eastern part of the Little Beskids, in the Łamana Skała range of southern Poland.

What to visit

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John Paul II Family Home in WadowiceMuseumJohn Paul II Family Home in WadowiceWadowice13 km from the centreThe Holy Father John Paul II Family Home museum (Muzeum Dom Rodzinny Ojca Świętego Jana Pawła II) in Wadowice — a town in the foothills of the Little Beskids —...Lake Mucharz (Jezioro Mucharskie)LakeLake Mucharz (Jezioro Mucharskie)Świnna Poręba18 km from the centreLake Mucharz (Jezioro Mucharskie) is the youngest large reservoir of the Polish Carpathians. It lies on the Skawa river among the hills of the Beskid Mały, in the...Swoszowice spa: sulphide baths in KrakówWater parks & thermal poolsSwoszowice spa: sulphide baths in KrakówKraków22 km from the centreSwoszowice is a spa within Kraków, on the city's southern edge by the Wilga river. Its operator stresses that it is the only spa in Poland, and one of few in Europe,...

Spas and thermal pools nearby

Swoszowice spa: sulphide baths in KrakówWater parks & thermal poolsSwoszowice spa: sulphide baths in KrakówKraków22 km from the centreSwoszowice is a spa within Kraków, on the city's southern edge by the Wilga river. Its operator stresses that it is the only spa in Poland, and one of few in Europe,...

Getting there from Ukraine

Border crossings

  • Krakovets – Korczowa — road, 24/7
  • Shehyni – Medyka — road, 24/7 Pedestrian crossing is not confirmed by the Ukrainian border service — check dpsu.gov.ua before the trip.
  • Smilnytsia – Krościenko — road, 24/7
  • Hrushiv – Budomierz — road, 24/7
  • Mostyska – Przemyśl (rail) — rail, 24/7

By car

Lviv – Żywiec ≈412 km, ≈5 h 30 min without queues or tolls: M-10 → Krakovets – Korczowa → A4 to Kraków (≈249 km) → DK52 via Wadowice → DW781 and DW946 to Żywiec. ≈333 km, ≈4 h from the border. Alternative via the tolled A4 Kraków – Katowice and the S1 via Tychy and Bielsko-Biała: ≈457 km, ≈5 h 25 min.

Checked 23.10.2026; border crossing hours and timetables change — check before you travel.

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