Wilkowice | |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Total Type: | |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Voivodeship |
Subdivision Name1: | Silesian |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Bielsko |
Subdivision Type3: | Gmina |
Subdivision Name3: | Wilkowice |
Established Title: | Established |
Established Date: | early 14th century |
Coordinates: | 49.75°N 25°W |
Pushpin Map: | Poland |
Pushpin Label Position: | right |
Elevation M: | 380-909 |
Population Total: | 6496 |
Wilkowice is a village in Bielsko County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Wilkowice.[1] It lies approximately 10km (10miles) south of Bielsko-Biała and 560NaN0 south of the regional capital Katowice.
It is one of the oldest villages in Żywiec Basin. It was established in the early 14th century by the Cistercian monastery in Rudy, which owned the area alongside Łodygowice and Pietrzykowice.
The main attraction of the village are the tourist mountain trails running to the top of Magurka and Rogacz. Other natural assets include rocks and mountain streams. Among the Monuments of Wilkowice it is worth mentioning: