Szczyrk [ʂt͡ʂɨrk] (German: Schirk) is a town in the Beskid Śląski mountains of southern Poland, situated in the valley of the Żylica river. It is part of the Silesian Voivodeship (since 1999), previously being part of the Bielsko-Biała Voivodeship (1975–1998). It has a population of 5,734 people (2019).

Szczyrk
Szczyrk as seen from Skrzyczne mountain
Coat of arms
Szczyrk within Bielsko County
Szczyrk
Coordinates: 49°42′58″N 19°1′37″E
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Silesian
County	Bielsko
Gmina	Szczyrk (urban gmina)
City rights	1 January 1973 (1973-01-01)
Government
• Mayor	Antoni Byrdy
Area
• Total	39.07 km2 (15.09 sq mi)
Highest elevation	600 m (2,000 ft)
Lowest elevation	500 m (1,600 ft)
Population  (2019-06-30[1])
• Total	5,734
• Density	150/km2 (380/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	43-370
Car plates	SBI
Website	http://www.szczyrk.pl

The town is a popular winter sports centre, with over 60 km of ski runs served by 30 ski lifts. Poland's Winter Olympics athletes train in Szczyrk for events such as skiing and ski jumping.^{[citation needed]}

The two mountain ranges that surround the valley are dominated by the peaks of Skrzyczne at 1,257 metres (4,124 feet) and Klimczok 1,117 metres (3,665 feet), both of significant interest to tourists since they have commanding views from either peak. Moreover, both peaks are accessible to most people in one day's hike via the tourist routes. Skrzyczne is also accessible via a chairlift.

To the west of Szczyrk is Wisła, a town where the source of the Vistula (Wisła) river can be found (around the Barania Góra mountain).

Gallery

• 
  Aerial view
• 
  A ski jumping hill in Szczyrk

Twin towns – sister cities

Szczyrk is twinned with:[2]

• Jászkisér, Hungary (2004)
• Mikołajki, Poland (2007)
• Zetel, Germany (2008)

References

External links

• Official website
• Skiing in Szczyrk
• TrekEarth - photos from Szczyrk
• Detailed site about Szczyrk
• Photo gallery from Szczyrk

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Szczyrk.

This Bielsko County location article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

• v
• t
• e

На других языках

[ru] Щирк