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Orava Castle
A dramatic cliff-top castle perched high above the Orava River, famously used as a filming location for the 1922 movie Nosferatu.
38 km · about 45 min drive
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Milówka
Silesia, Poland · Europe
About Milówka
Milówka sits on the route: 10 minutes from Cisiec, 38km from Orava Castle.
Milówka is in Silesia, Poland, with about 4,400 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Cisiec, about 4 km away.
Milówka [miˈlufka] is a village in Żywiec County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland (historic province of Lesser Poland). It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Milówka. Polish musical group Golec uOrkiestra hails from here.
Milówka was first mentioned in 1537, when this part of theRead more
Kingdom of Poland belonged to Lesser Poland's Kraków Voivodeship. Mountains and hills of the Beskids, which were covered by dense forests, were at that time settled by Polish farmers, who gradually moved southwards along the Soła river. After the Poles, in the second half of the 16th century, came shepherds from Wallachia, who in the course of the time assimilated with Polish population. In 1772 (see Partitions of Poland) Milówka was annexed by the Austrian Empire, and became part of the province of Galicia, where it remained until late 1918. According to the Austrian census of 1900, the village had a population of 2,678, with 93% Catholics, and 6.5% Jews. Until 1975 Milówka was administratively tied with Kraków (with the exception of World War II, when it was directly annexed into the Third Reich). Among points of interest there is a Regional Museum, with a wooden peasant house from 1739, and a parish church (1834).
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What is there to see near Milówka?
Within an hour or so of Milówka: Orava Castle (38 km), Strecno Castle (45 km), Auschwitz-Birkenau Memorial (53 km), Vlkolínec (59 km).
Are there any good drives near Milówka?
The nearest famous roads are Zakopianka (Road to the Tatras), Droga pod Reglami, Zakopane and Donovaly Pass.
Where is Milówka?
Milówka is in Silesia, Poland, about 4 km from Cisiec.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 4,448
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- Poland
- Region
- Silesia
- Timezone
- Europe/Warsaw
- Coordinates
- 49.5554, 19.0907
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Worth the detour from Milówka
5 notable places within an hour's drive.
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Strecno Castle
A dramatic 14th-century ruin perched on a limestone crag directly above the Vah river gorge, towering over the busy Zilina–Martin road in one of Slovakia's most photographed roadside views.
45 km · about 50 min drive
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Auschwitz-Birkenau Memorial
The preserved Nazi camp and museum near Oswiecim, a sombre, essential stop for remembrance.
53 km · about 60 min drive
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Vlkolínec
A remarkably well-preserved UNESCO village of traditional log houses representing a complete example of a medieval central European settlement.
59 km · about 70 min drive
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Pustevny
A 1,018 m saddle in the Beskids crowned by Dušan Jurkovič's fairy-tale timber buildings Libušín and Maměnka (1898), a masterwork of folk Art Nouveau. A ridge walk leads to the pagan god statue of Radegast and the Radhošť chapel.
60 km · about 70 min drive
Driving roads near Milówka
6 named roads, passes and coastal drives within 100km.
- 64 kmZakopianka (Road to the Tatras)The scenic highway climbing from Krakow into the Tatra foothills, a classic Polish mountain road trip.
- 69 kmDroga pod Reglami, ZakopaneA wooded road running along the foot of the Tatras on the edge of Zakopane, the classic approach to the trailheads.
- 76 kmDonovaly PassA 960 m mountain resort saddle on Route 59 between Banska Bystrica and Ruzomberok, threading between the Low Tatras and Great Fatra with a flowing climb popular among Slovak drivers.
Driving in Poland
- Drives on
- the right
- Petrol
- ~€1.42/litre
- Motorway tolls
- ~€5.00/100km
When to drive here
April to October
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