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General information - Location

Country	Poland
Location in country	South
Location in Europe	Central Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 19.0242,Lat: 49.7153
Elevation	602 meter above sea level
Local time	11:36:26am
Name province/region	Śląskie
Name Subregion	Bielski
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Szczyrk

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Buczkowice	3.3 km	NorthEast
2 Godziszka	3.7 km	East
3 Słotwina	4 km	EastSouthEast
4 Meszna	4.2 km	NorthNorthEast
5 Bystra	5.3 km	NorthNorthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Bratislava - Staré Mesto	Slovakia	224 km	SouthSouthWest
2 Budapest	Hungary	247 km	South
3 Wien	Austria	257 km	SouthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Baltic Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 502 km (direction North).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Wisla main - Upper - Dunajec, part of the larger catchment area Wisla. The nearest bigger lake (reservoir) is Zbiornik Żywiecki (9.3 km² at a height of around 6 meter above sea level) at a distance of 10.9 km in Eastern direction).

The nearest mountain is Barania Góra with a height of 1215 meter (at a distance of 11.6 km and direction South). The most nearby international border is the Polish-Czech border with a straight distance of 16.2 km in WestSouthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 23 km.
Elevation around place: hill: 18%, low mountains: 53%, moderate high mountains: 29%, The hills are mainly northeastern orientated. The surroundings of the place have a rural character (very sparsely urbanised). The most common land use in the area is forest.

Name area (subregions, nature area, hills, mountains, landscape)

Name
Outer Western Carpathians
Region karpacki - Zewnetrzne Karpaty Zachodnie - Beskidy Zachodnie - Beskid Slaski

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Kraków John Paul II International Airport (at a distance of 68 km and direction NorthEast).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

49.6 km2

63.2%

Nature

3.7 km2

4.7%

Agriculture

19 km2

24.2%

Urban area

6.2 km2

7.8%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Szczyrk in country Poland

Szczyrk at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Auschwitz Birkenau German Nazi Concentration and Extermination Camp (1940-1945)	Poland	38 km	North
2 Kalwaria Zebrzydowska: the Mannerist Architectural and Park Landscape Complex and Pilgrimage Park	Poland	49 km	EastNorthEast
3 Wooden Churches of the Slovak part of the Carpathian Mountain Area	Slovakia	57 km	SouthEast

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Beskid Slaski	PL	1.9 km	West

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Szczyrk

Type of weather in Szczyrk	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	21 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	2.55 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	North North East
Air pressure:	1009 mb
Humidity:	52 %
Daylength at 3 May 2024:	14 hour and 47 minutes
Sunrise :	05:17 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:04 Europe/Amsterdam