Malopolska

County: Małopolskie

Beskid Wyspowy at Wysokie (near Nowy Sącz)

Location and history

The modern Małopolska region, created by the county government reform by 1.1.1999 mainly includes the western part of The historic Malopolska and thus borders south to Slovakia, west to Upper Silesia, north to Holy Cross region and east to Podkarpacie (County of Carpathian Rain). The main city is Kraków.
Małopolska lies around the upper river of the Wisła River with its tributaries. The landscape is hilly in the north, while in the south there is a real mountain landscape: the Beskidy Mountains and Tatry, as these parts of the Carpathians are called.
History:
About the history and designations of the region, read The historic Malopolska

Cathedral on the Wawel Hill in Kraków

Accommodation

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Maków Podhalański

Also read about accommodation under individual cities in the region.

View from Zawoja towards the Babia Góra mountain range

Some towns in the county

Alwernia , Andrychów , Biecz , Bochnia , Brzesko , Bukowina Tatrzańska, Bystra-Sidzina, Chrzanów , Czarny Dunajec, Dabrowa Tarnowska, Dobczyce , Gorlice ,Grybów , Jordanów , Kalwaria Zebrzydowska , Kęty , Krakow , Krościenko nad Dunajcem , Krynica , Krzeszowice , Lanckorona, Limanowa ,Maków Podhalański , Miechów, Mszana Dolna , Muszyna , Myślenice , Niepołomice , Nowy Sącz , Nowy Targ , Nowy Wiśnicz , Olkusz , Oświęcim , Piwniczna Zdrój , Poronin, Proszowice, Rabka-Zdrój , Rytro , Skawina , Stary Sącz , Sucha Beskidzka , Szczawnica ,Tarnów , Trzebinia , Tymbark , Wadowice , Wieliczka , Zakopane , Zator , Zawoja , Zubrzyca .

In the Babia Góra mountains. The road leading from the Krowiarki pass into the Orawa valley
subregions:
Pieniny
The Pieniny Mountains and the Spisz region