Chronów

Bochnia County · Lesser Poland Voivodeship · Poland
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Photos: Jerzy Opioła, CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons); Zbigniew Rutkowski, CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons); Zbigniew Rutkowski, CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)

Chronów is a village in Poland.

Population: 475 (2021). Mountains nearby: Western Carpathians.

Here and nearby on the site: 1 craft place.

Facts: Wikidata, OpenStreetMap. More on Wikipedia

What's nearby

Trails nearby

All trails
Bochnia – TymbarkHardMulti-dayMarkedBochnia TymbarkElevation profile206–775 m44.5 kmascent 1 321 m≈ 14 h walking4.8 km from the centreŻegocina – Łopusze ZachodnieEasyOne-dayMarkedŻegocina Łopusze ZachodnieElevation profile358–642 m2.5 kmascent 284 m≈ 1 h walking13 km from the centreŻegocina – Łososina GórnaModerateOne-dayMarkedŻegocina Łososina GórnaElevation profile352–775 m11 kmascent 444 m≈ 3.5 h walking14 km from the centreSałasz Zachodni – Laskowa – Widoma PassEasyOne-dayMarkedSałasz Zachodni Widoma Passvia LaskowaElevation profile320–906 m10.8 kmascent 269 m≈ 3 h walking15 km from the centreTarnów – Wielki RogaczHardMulti-dayMarkedTarnów Wielki RogaczElevation profile206–1 211 m191.5 kmascent 6 941 m17 km from the centrePrzełęcz Pod Sałaszem – Łososina GórnaEasyOne-dayMarkedPrzełęcz Pod Sałaszem Łososina GórnaElevation profile352–762 m6.5 kmascent 92 m≈ 2 h walking20 km from the centre

What to visit

All
Winnica Chronów: natural wines where the Island Beskids beginWine & tastingsWinnica Chronów: natural wines where the Island Beskids beginChronów1.6 km from the centreWinnica Chronów lies where the Island Beskids (Beskid Wyspowy) begin, on the edge of the Wiśnicz-Lipnica Landscape Park, in the small village of Chronów in the Nowy...Lipnica Murowana Palm Contest: giant Easter palms and fairMarkets & fairsLipnica Murowana Palm Contest: giant Easter palms and fairLipnica Murowana4.9 km from the centreLipnica Murowana is a tiny historic town on the Wiśnicz Foothills, among orchards and hills between Bochnia and Limanowa.Winnica Nowizny, Połom Mały: wine from an 1891 cellarWine & tastingsWinnica Nowizny, Połom Mały: wine from an 1891 cellarPorąbka Iwkowska13 km from the centreWinnica Nowizny is a family farm in the village of Połom Mały, Iwkowa municipality, in the Rożnów Foothills of Lesser Poland, north of Nowy Sącz and Lake Rożnów.Fasolowe Żniwa in Rożnów: the Piękny Jaś bean harvest festivalMarkets & fairsFasolowe Żniwa in Rożnów: the Piękny Jaś bean harvest festivalRożnów18 km from the centreThe Dunajec valley around Lake Rożnów is famous for the large white “Piękny Jaś” (Beautiful Johnny) bean. “Fasola Piękny Jaś z Doliny Dunajca” holds EU Protected...Lake Rożnów (Jezioro Rożnowskie)LakeLake Rożnów (Jezioro Rożnowskie)Tabaszowa23 km from the centreLake Rożnów (Jezioro Rożnowskie) is a reservoir on the Dunajec in Lesser Poland, about 12 km north of Nowy Sącz.Winnica Dąbrówka near Tarnów: wines named after Polish royalsWine & tastingsWinnica Dąbrówka near Tarnów: wines named after Polish royalsDąbrówka Szczepanowska23 km from the centreWinnica Dąbrówka lies in the village of Dąbrówka Szczepanowska, Pleśna municipality, 12 km from Tarnów, where the Sandomierz Basin meets the Western Carpathian foothills.

Craft nearby

All craft places
Cistercian monastery shop, Szczyrzyc: abbey cheese, milk and Gryf beerCraft shopsCistercian monastery shop, Szczyrzyc: abbey cheese, milk and Gryf beerSzczyrzyc29 km from the centreIts heart is the Cistercian abbey: the monks arrived in the first half of the 13th century and, according to the monastery itself, have lived here without interruption...

Huts, shelters and springs nearby

377 mSpringSpring below Bukowiec (north-west slope), 377 mIsland Beskids · PolandNot verified240 m from a trail
382 mSpringSpring below Bukowiec (west slope)Island Beskids · PolandNot verified180 m from a trail
368 mSpringSpring below Bukowiec (south-west slope), 368 mIsland Beskids · PolandNot verified80 m from a trail
379 mSpringSpring below Bukowiec (south-west slope), 379 mIsland Beskids · PolandNot verified230 m from a trail
365 mSpringSpring below Bukowiec (south-west slope), 365 mIsland Beskids · PolandNot verified90 m from a trail
330 mSpringSpring below Dział (north-east slope)Island Beskids · PolandNot verified180 m from a trail

All springs of the CarpathiansAll Carpathian huts

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 – Nowy Sącz ≈335 km, ≈4 h 25 min without queues: M-10 to Krakovets → Krakovets – Korczowa → toll-free A4 via Rzeszów and Tarnów to Brzesko (≈198 km) → DK75 to Nowy Sącz (≈47 km). ≈257 km, ≈3 h from the border. Via Shehyni – Medyka (Przemyśl, DK28, DK77 to the A4) ≈348 km, ≈4 h 50 min.

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