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Dunajec RiverRiverDunajec RiverDunajec (rzeka) · PolandПенінський прорив Дунайця між Сромовце-Нижні і Щавницею (польсько-словацький кордон), Sromowce Niżne, PolandThe Dunajec is a right-bank tributary of the Vistula and one of the most important rivers of the Polish Carpathians. Counting the Czarny Dunajec, it is 247 km long, and its basin covers 6,804 km²,...
San RiverRiverSan RiverSan (rzeka) · PolandСян під Королівським замком у Сяноку, Підкарпатське воєводство, Sanok, PolandThe river is about 458 km long (Polish sources give 457.76 km, Ukrainian ones 444 km), and its basin covers 16,861 km², 14,390 km² in Poland and 2,471 km² in Ukraine.
Skawa RiverRiverSkawa RiverSkawa (rzeka) · PolandСкава в Сусі-Бескидзькій, нижче Суського замку, Sucha Beskidzka, PolandThe Skawa is a right-bank tributary of the Vistula, a Carpathian mountain river flowing entirely within the Lesser Poland Voivodeship.
Soła RiverRiverSoła RiverSoła (rzeka) · PolandСола в Живці, вище Живецького озера, Żywiec, PolandThe Soła is a right-bank tributary of the Vistula in southern Poland, the first large Carpathian tributary on its right bank.
Białka RiverRiverBiałka RiverBiałka (rzeka) · PolandПрорив Бялки під Кремпахами, між скелями Крамниця й Облазова (Нова Бяла — Кремпахи), Krempachy, PolandThe Białka, in Slovak Biela voda, is a right-bank tributary of the Dunajec in southern Poland and one of the few rivers that have kept a natural, unregulated mountain bed.
Wisłoka RiverRiverWisłoka RiverWisłoka (rzeka) · PolandВіслока в Магурському національному парку біля Кремпни, Низький Бескид, Krempna, PolandThe Wisłoka (in Ukrainian tradition also Vysloka) is a right-bank tributary of the upper Vistula in south-eastern Poland.
Raba RiverRiverRaba RiverRaba (rzeka) · PolandРаба в Рабці-Здруй, між Хабувкою і центром курорту, Rabka-Zdrój, PolandThe Raba is a right-bank tributary of the Vistula in the Lesser Poland Voivodeship. It is 131.9 km long, its basin covers 1,537.1 km², and 86% of that basin lies in the Carpathians.
Wisłok RiverRiverWisłok RiverWisłok (rzeka) · PolandПрорив Віслоку в Рудавці Риманівській, біля Стіни Ользи, Rudawka Rymanowska, PolandThe Wisłok is a left-bank tributary of the San in south-eastern Poland. The Polish encyclopaedia gives a length of 228 km (Wikidata: 205 km) and a basin of 3,528 km².

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Frequently asked questions

Which wooden churches of the Carpathians are UNESCO World Heritage sites?

In 2013 the wooden tserkvas of the Carpathian region in Poland and Ukraine were inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List. The Ukrainian ones are in Nyzhnii Verbizh near Kolomyia, Uzhok, Yasinia (the Strukivska church), Matkiv, Drohobych (St George’s church), Zhovkva, Potelych and Rohatyn.

Which museums of the Carpathians are worth a visit?

The Kobrynskyi National Museum of Hutsul and Pokuttia Folk Art and the Pysanka Museum in Kolomyia, and the Old Village open-air museum in Kolochava, Zakarpattia. Opening hours and ticket prices are on the museum pages.

What can I see in the Carpathians on a rainy day?

Museums, castle museums, churches and craft workshops. The Craft Carpathians section lists cheese dairies, workshops and meaderies you can visit for a tour or a workshop.

How should I behave in churches?

Services are held in the mornings and on holidays — enter quietly, in modest clothes, and take photos without flash and only with permission. Wooden churches are monuments, so do not touch the carvings or icons.