Limanowa County

Limanowa County is an administrative district in the central part of the Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Poland. Its administrative seat is the town of Limanowa. The county was established on January 1, 1999, as a result of administrative reform. It includes the towns of Limanowa and Mszana Dolna, along with several rural gminas and villages.

Limanowa County is characterized by a mountainous landscape, with areas of the Beskid Wyspowy, Gorce, and foothills. Settlements are located at elevations ranging from about 300 to nearly 900 meters above sea level. The Czarnawka River flows through the county.

On karpaty.rocks, Limanowa County features towns and villages such as Szczawa, Gruszowiec, Tymbark, Szczyrzyc, Lubomierz, Koninki, Limanowa, and Dobra. There are over 40 hiking trails, including Mały Krzystanów – Kowaniec, Szczawa – Nowa Polana, Dolina Kamienicy – Kudłoń. Notable peaks include Mogielica, Luboń Wielki, Cwilin, and Kudłoń. Points of interest include the Spad Waterfall in Szczawa, the Gorce National Park nature exhibition in Poręba Wielka, the Cistercian monastery shop in Szczyrzyc, and Gorce thermal baths.

Getting there from Ukraine

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.

Sources: Wikipedia, Wikidata, OpenStreetMap, Karpaty.rocks data.