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Auschwitz-Birkenau Memorial
The preserved Nazi camp and museum near Oswiecim, a sombre, essential stop for remembrance.
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Kozy
Silesia, Poland · Europe
About Kozy
Kozy is worth a stop: 10 minutes from Pisarzowice, 20km from Auschwitz-Birkenau Memorial.
Kozy is in Silesia, Poland, with about 12,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Pisarzowice, about 4 km away.
Kozy [ˈkɔzɨ] (German: Seiffersdorf, Seibersdorf, Kosy (1941–45); Wymysorys: Zajwyśdiüf) is a large village with a population of 12,457 (2013) within Bielsko County, located in the historical and geographical south-west region of Lesser Poland, between Kęty and Bielsko-Biała, and about 65 kilometres south-west ofRead more
Kraków and south of Katowice. It is the second largest village in Poland (by comparison - the population of Opatowiec, the smallest town in Poland, is only 338. Józefosław is the largest village with early 15,000 residents and surpassed Kozy in 2021). The village name translates to 'Goats' in English, and has an area of 26,9 km2.
Since 1 January 1999, following Polish local government reforms adopted in 1998, Kozy has been part of the newly established Silesian Voivodeship (province); between 1975 and 1998 it was formerly part of the Bielsko-Biała Voivodeship. The village is well connected with the nearby city of Bielsko-Biała. It has a railway transport station, and lies on National Road No. 52. Kozy is the centre of the administrative district of Gmina Kozy.
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What is there to see near Kozy?
Within an hour or so of Kozy: Auschwitz-Birkenau Memorial (20 km).
Are there any good drives near Kozy?
The nearest famous roads are Zakopianka (Road to the Tatras), Droga pod Reglami, Zakopane and Dunajec Gorge Road (Czorsztyn–Sromowce).
Where is Kozy?
Kozy is in Silesia, Poland, about 4 km from Pisarzowice.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 11,920
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- Poland
- Region
- Silesia
- Timezone
- Europe/Warsaw
- Coordinates
- 49.8476, 19.1489
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1 notable place within an hour's drive.
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7 named roads, passes and coastal drives within 150km.
- 71 kmZakopianka (Road to the Tatras)The scenic highway climbing from Krakow into the Tatra foothills, a classic Polish mountain road trip.
Driving in Poland
- Drives on
- the right
- Petrol
- ~€1.42/litre
- Motorway tolls
- ~€5.00/100km
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April to October
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