Cieszyn

Cieszyn County · Silesian Voivodeship · Poland
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Cieszyn is a town in Poland.

Elevation: about 378 m above sea level. Population: 33,958 (2021). Mountains nearby: Moravian-Silesian Beskids.

Here and nearby on the site: 1 craft place.

Facts: Wikidata, OpenStreetMap. More on Wikipedia

Trails nearby

All trails
Goleszów station – Tuł – Czantoria WielkaModerateOne-dayMarkedGoleszów station Czantoria Wielkavia TułElevation profile333–995 m14.1 kmascent 805 m≈ 5 h walking7.1 km from the centreForest TrailEasyOne-dayMarkedForest TrailElevation profile495–627 m5.2 kmascent 286 m≈ 2 h walking11 km from the centreUstroń-Zdrój station – Mała CzantoriaEasyOne-dayMarkedUstroń-Zdrój station Mała CzantoriaElevation profile358–870 m6.3 kmascent 512 m≈ 2.5 h walking12 km from the centreJeleniczka TrailEasyOne-dayMarkedJeleniczka TrailElevation profile362–535 m3.1 kmascent 174 m≈ 1 h walking12 km from the centreHistoric TrailEasyOne-dayMarkedHistoric TrailElevation profile351–372 m3.3 kmascent 19 m≈ 45 min walking12 km from the centreSkoczów station – Pod ŁazkiemEasyOne-dayMarkedSkoczów station Pod ŁazkiemElevation profile292–642 m10.3 kmascent 50 m≈ 2.5 h walking12 km from the centre

Peaks nearby

All peaks
Czantoria WielkaPeakCzantoria WielkaJawornikaltitude 995 m15 km from the centreCzantoria Wielka (Czech Velká Čantoryje, also called Wielka Czantoria) is a 995 m mountain in the Silesian Beskids on the border of Poland and the Czech Republic.Stożek WielkiPeakStożek WielkiIstebnaaltitude 978 m21 km from the centreStożek Wielki (Czech: Velký Stožek, "big cone") is a 978 m summit in the Silesian Beskids on the Polish–Czech border.

What to visit

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Archducal Castle Brewery, Cieszyn: 180 years of beer and rock cellarsCraft beer & breweriesArchducal Castle Brewery, Cieszyn: 180 years of beer and rock cellarsCieszynunder 1 km from the centreThe Archducal Castle Brewery in Cieszyn (Arcyksiążęcy Browar Zamkowy Cieszyn) is one of the oldest working breweries in Poland and one of the most valuable monuments...Ustroń spa: brine, peat and brine poolsWater parks & thermal poolsUstroń spa: brine, peat and brine poolsUstroń14 km from the centreUstroń is the only spa of the Silesian Beskids: the town lies where the Vistula valley leaves the mountains, between the ridges of Równica (884 m) and Czantoria Wielka...Beskid Museum in WisłaMuseumBeskid Museum in WisłaWisła19 km from the centreThe Andrzej Podżorski Beskid Museum (Muzeum Beskidzkie im. Andrzeja Podżorskiego) is an ethnographic museum in the very centre of Wisła, a resort town in the Silesian...

Craft nearby

All craft places
Browar Wisła: craft brewpub in Wisła's old railway stationCraft beer & breweriesBrowar Wisła: craft brewpub in Wisła's old railway stationWisła19 km from the centreBrowar Wisła is a brewpub in the heart of the Silesian Beskids, in the spa town of Wisła, where Poland's longest river of the same name rises.

Spas and thermal pools nearby

Ustroń spa: brine, peat and brine poolsWater parks & thermal poolsUstroń spa: brine, peat and brine poolsUstroń14 km from the centreUstroń is the only spa of the Silesian Beskids: the town lies where the Vistula valley leaves the mountains, between the ridges of Równica (884 m) and Czantoria Wielka...

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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