Sidzina
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Sidzina is a village in Poland, located in Gmina Bystra-Sidzina, Sucha County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship. It sits on the border of two mountain ranges of the Żywiec Beskids: the Polica Range to the northwest and the Orava-Podhale Beskids to the south and southeast. The main settlement stretches along the Sidzinka stream, with forested slopes and meadows surrounding it. The highest peak above Sidzina is Polica (1369 m).
The origins of Sidzina date back to 1563, when peasant Maciej Gorel received a royal privilege to establish a village in the forests known as Miłoszowa. Initially, the settlement was called Miłoszowa, but by the late 16th century, the current name Sidzina became established. The village was never private property and belonged to royal estates.
Sidzina is known for its picturesque natural setting, mountain surroundings, old hamlets, and traditional architecture. In the village center stands the over 500-year-old oak "Adam." Sidzina borders Orava, Zubrzyca Górna, Zawoja, Skawica, Spytkowice, and Bystra Podhalańska. Some hamlets on the mountain meadows have remained as natural open-air museums.
Visitors can hike to the peaks of Polica and Czernic, explore Gala Krupowa, and visit the Orava Ethnographic Park in Zubrzyca Górna. Popular trails include "Sidzina – Jabłonka," "Gala Krupowa – Sidzina-Wielka Polana," "Sularzówka – Kupa," "Polica – Stare Wierchy," and "Lubień – Sidzina." The mountain hut on Gala Krupowa offers a place to rest. Those interested in traditional crafts can visit the educational farm "Orava Ranch" in Harkabuz for animal encounters and workshops.
Getting there from Ukraine
Lviv – Zakopane ≈421 km, ≈5 h 10 min without border queues. Route: M-10 Lviv – Krakovets → Krakovets – Korczowa checkpoint → A4 motorway (Rzeszów – Tarnów – Kraków) → Kraków southern bypass → S7/DK7 → DK47 ('Zakopianka') via Nowy Targ → Zakopane. The A4 Katowice – Kraków section (Balice and Mysłowice toll plazas) is tolled, but this route does not use it. In summer and at weekends the DK47 near Zakopane is often congested.
Sources: Wikipedia, Wikidata, OpenStreetMap, Karpaty.rocks data. More on Wikipedia
What's nearby
Trails nearby
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ModerateTwo-dayMarkedWysoka Kojszówka stationElevation profile394–851 m23 kmascent 473 m≈ 6.5 h walkingunder 1 km from the centre
HardMulti-dayMarkedSidzina JabłonkaElevation profile507–1 723 m74.1 kmascent 3 189 m2.1 km from the centre
HardMulti-dayMarkedLubień SidzinaElevation profile348–854 m30.7 kmascent 1 001 m≈ 9.5 h walking3.2 km from the centre
HardMulti-dayMarkedPolica Stare WierchyElevation profile674–1 369 m44 kmascent 1 099 m≈ 13 h walking4 km from the centre
HardMulti-dayMarkedMain Trail of BeskidyElevation profile309–1 723 m499.9 kmascent 19 519 m4.2 km from the centre
EasyOne-dayMarkedHala Krupowa Sidzina-Wielka PolanaElevation profile758–1 172 m3.6 kmascent 29 m≈ 60 min walking4.5 km from the centrePeaks nearby
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PeakNarożeSidzinaaltitude 938 m4.3 km from the centreNaroże (on the state Geoportal map Narozie) is a wooded summit about 938 m high (939.5 m per OpenStreetMap) on the main ridge of the Polica range.
PeakOkrąglica (Polica Range)Skawicaaltitude 1 239 m5.5 km from the centreOkrąglica (also Krupowa Hala) is a 1,239 m summit in the Polica Range in southern Lesser Poland. In Jerzy Kondracki's physico-geographical regionalisation the range...
PeakCzernicZubrzyca Górnaaltitude 1 317 m7.3 km from the centreCzernic (on hiking maps also Czyrniec) is a 1317 m summit in the Polica Range in southern Poland. In Jerzy Kondracki's classic physical-geographic division the range...
PeakPolicaSidzinaaltitude 1 369 m7.9 km from the centrePolica (formerly Police) is a 1,369 m summit, the highest of the Polica range north-east of Krowiarki Pass.
PeakKiczorka (Cyl Hali Śmietanowej)Zawojaaltitude 1 298 m10 km from the centreKiczorka (in guidebooks and on maps Cyl Hali Śmietanowej) is a 1298 m summit in the western part of the Polica Range, west of Polica itself.
PeakMosorny GrońZawojaaltitude 1 047 m12 km from the centreMosorny Groń is a 1,047 m summit in the western part of the Polica range, within the village of Zawoja in Sucha County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship.What to visit
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Mountain meadowHala KrupowaSidzinaaltitude 1 152 m6.2 km from the centreHala Krupowa is a former pasture in the Polica Range (Pasmo Policy) of the Żywiec Beskids (in the newer regionalisation, the Żywiec-Orawa Beskids), above the village...
MuseumOrava Ethnographic Park in Zubrzyca GórnaZubrzyca Górna8.1 km from the centreThe Orava Ethnographic Park in Zubrzyca Górna is an open-air museum devoted to the culture of the Polish part of Orava, a historic region on the border with Slovakia.
Eco farmsOrawskie Ranczo Educational Farm, Harkabuz: animals and craft workshopsHarkabuz11 km from the centreOrawskie Ranczo is a small family educational farm (zagroda edukacyjna) in the village of Harkabuz near Raba Wyżna, where Orawa meets Podhale.
WaterfallWaterfall on the Mosorny PotokZawoja12 km from the centreThe waterfall on the Mosorny Potok (Wodospad na Mosornym Potoku), also called Mosorczyk, is one of the highest natural waterfalls of the Polish Beskids.
Mountain meadowMarkowe SzczawinyZawojaaltitude 1 180 m15 km from the centreMarkowe Szczawiny is a small meadow on the northern slopes of Babia Góra at about 1,180 m, in the commune of Zawoja in Sucha County, within Babia Góra National Park ...
CastleSucha Beskidzka Castle (Little Wawel)Sucha Beskidzka17 km from the centreSucha Castle in the town of Sucha Beskidzka is a Renaissance magnate residence at the foot of Mount Jasień, near the point where the Stryszawka flows into the Skawa.Craft nearby
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Water parks & thermal poolsRabka-Zdrój spa: brine graduation tower, pump rooms, treatmentsRabka-Zdrój17 km from the centreRabka-Zdrój is a spa in the Raba valley between the Gorce, the Beskid Wyspowy and the Beskid Makowski, halfway from Kraków to Zakopane.
Water parks & thermal poolsTermy Gorce thermal bathsNiedźwiedź25 km from the centreTermy Gorce is a small, cosy thermal complex in the village of Poręba Wielka, in the municipality of Niedźwiedź, at the foot of the Gorce Mountains.
Koliby & Hutsul cuisineKarcma u Borzanka, Nowy Targ: highland food in an 18th-century innNowy Targ27 km from the centreKarcma u Borzanka is a highland tavern in the oldest coaching inn of Nowy Targ, the capital of Podhale.Spas and thermal pools nearby
Water parks & thermal poolsRabka-Zdrój spa: brine graduation tower, pump rooms, treatmentsRabka-Zdrój17 km from the centreRabka-Zdrój is a spa in the Raba valley between the Gorce, the Beskid Wyspowy and the Beskid Makowski, halfway from Kraków to Zakopane.Water parks & thermal poolsTermy Gorce thermal bathsNiedźwiedź25 km from the centreTermy Gorce is a small, cosy thermal complex in the village of Poręba Wielka, in the municipality of Niedźwiedź, at the foot of the Gorce Mountains.
Water parks & thermal poolsChochołowskie TermyChochołów30 km from the centreChochołowskie Termy stand in the village of Chochołów in the Podhale region, north-west of Zakopane and not far from the Slovak border.Huts, shelters and springs nearby
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 – Zakopane ≈421 km, ≈5 h 10 min without border queues. Route: M-10 Lviv – Krakovets → Krakovets – Korczowa checkpoint → A4 motorway (Rzeszów – Tarnów – Kraków) → Kraków southern bypass → S7/DK7 → DK47 ('Zakopianka') via Nowy Targ → Zakopane. The A4 Katowice – Kraków section (Balice and Mysłowice toll plazas) is tolled, but this route does not use it. In summer and at weekends the DK47 near Zakopane is often congested.
Checked 23.10.2026; border crossing hours and timetables change — check before you travel.
