Bukowiec
in Powiat bielski of Województwo Śląskie, Poland
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Bielsko-Bialo Kaniow Airfield (12 mi) - John Paul II International Airport Kraków-Balice Airport (30 mi)
- Gliwice Glider Airport (39 mi)
- Katowice International Airport (45 mi)
- Nowy Targ Airport (45 mi)
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Žilina Airport (50 mi) -
Ostrava Leos Janáček Airport (51 mi) - Częstochowa-Rudniki (73 mi)
- M. R. Štefánik Airport (147 mi)
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Budapest Listz Ferenc Internationall Airport (165 mi) - Warsaw Chopin Airport (178 mi)
- Auschwitz Birkenau German Nazi Concentration and Extermination Camp (1940-1945) (Unesco heritage, 15 mi)
- Kalwaria Zebrzydowska: the Mannerist Architectural and Park Landscape Complex and Pilgrimage Park (Unesco heritage, 20 mi)
- Historic Centre of Kraków (Unesco heritage, 36 mi)
- Wooden Churches of the Slovak part of the Carpathian Mountain Area (Unesco heritage, 37 mi)
- Wieliczka and Bochnia Royal Salt Mines (Unesco heritage, 38 mi)
- Vlkolínec (Unesco heritage, 55 mi)
- Levoča, Spišský Hrad and the Associated Cultural Monuments (Unesco heritage, 90 mi)
- Historic Town of Banská Štiavnica and the Technical Monuments in its Vicinity (Unesco heritage, 96 mi)
- Caves of Aggtelek Karst and Slovak Karst (Unesco heritage, 109 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 49.830 and 19.233 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 49° 49' 48" and E 19° 13' 57"
- Currency and Currency Code:
- Zloty - PLN
- Spoken languages:
- Polish
- Local electricity:
- 230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
- Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
- 900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
- Local Time: 03:09 PM (Friday)
- Timezone: Europe/Warsaw
- UTC/GMT offset: 1 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 5:40 am and 7:43 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- -44.033 and -176.367 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Ouwenga - References
- This place on Geonames.org
Safety Score: 2,8 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning we advice caution when travelling to Poland.
Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning Poland. Last Update: 2024-04-19 08:03:45
Touring Bukowiec
Bukowiec in Powiat bielski (Województwo Śląskie) is a town located in Poland about 183 mi (or 294 km) south-west of Warsaw, the country's capital place.
Time in Bukowiec is now 03:09 PM (Friday). The local timezone is named Europe / Warsaw with an UTC offset of 2 hours. We know of 11 airports nearby Bukowiec, of which 4 are larger airports. The closest airport in Poland is Bielsko-Bialo Kaniow Airfield in a distance of 12 mi (or 19 km), North-West. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
There are several Unesco world heritage sites nearby. The closest heritage site in Poland is Auschwitz Birkenau German Nazi Concentration and Extermination Camp (1940-1945) in a distance of 15 mi (or 24 km), North. Need some hints on where to stay? We compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
Being here already, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Porabka, Kety, Andrychow, Osiek and Lodygowice. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 8°C / 47 °F
| Morning Temperature | 0°C / 32 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 8°C / 46 °F |
| Night Temperature | 4°C / 40 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 2% |
| Air Humidity | 64% |
| Air Pressure | 1011 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Moderate breeze with 11 km/h (7 mph) from North-East |
| Cloud Conditions | Overcast clouds, covering 98% of sky |
| General Conditions | Rain and snow |
Saturday, 20th of April 2024
7°C (45 °F)
3°C (37 °F)
Rain and snow, moderate breeze, overcast clouds.
Sunday, 21st of April 2024
2°C (36 °F)
3°C (37 °F)
Light snow, gentle breeze, overcast clouds.
Monday, 22nd of April 2024
5°C (42 °F)
6°C (43 °F)
Rain and snow, light breeze, overcast clouds.
Hotels and Places to Stay
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Videos from this area
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★Abandoned Places (Porąbka-Kozubnik HPR Old Hotel Complex ) Movie +Photos
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LKS Zapora Porąbka - MRKS Czechowice-Dziedzice
mecz rundy wiosennej sezonu 2007/2008 Bielskiej Ligi Okręgowej.
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HPR Porąbka-Kozubnik 2011
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(HD) Porąbka - wałem Jeziora Czanieckiego - widok na Bukowski Groń i Żar
Dnia 17. 07. 2010 roku Mój drugi pobyt w tej pięknej miejscowości ;)
Bujaków-Porąbka
Mecz wygrany przez LKS Bujaków 3:1.
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
Gmina Porąbka
Gmina Porąbka is a rural gmina (administrative district) in Bielsko County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. Its seat is the village of Porąbka, which lies approximately 11 kilometres east of Bielsko-Biała and 51 km south of the regional capital Katowice. The gmina covers an area of 64.59 square kilometres,and as of 2006 its total population is 14,703.
Bulowice
Bulowice is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Kęty, within Oświęcim County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately 8 kilometres south of Kęty, 25 km south of Oświęcim, and 56 km south-west of the regional capital Kraków. In the village is a palace of Larisch's family which was erected on 1882. The village has a population of 4,664.
Czaniec
Czaniec is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Porąbka, within Bielsko County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately 5 kilometres north-east of Porąbka, 14 km east of Bielsko-Biała, and 48 km south of the regional capital Katowice. The village has a population of 5,536. John Paul II's genealogy hails from here.
Kobiernice
Kobiernice is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Porąbka, within Bielsko County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately 4 kilometres north of Porąbka, 11 km east of Bielsko-Biała, and 48 km south of the regional capital Katowice. The village has a population of 3,345.
Porąbka, Silesian Voivodeship
Porąbka is a village in Bielsko County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Porąbka. It lies approximately 12 kilometres east of Bielsko-Biała and 53 km south of the regional capital Katowice. The village has a population of 3,852.
Solahütte
Solahütte (AKA Solehütte, Soletal, SS-Hütte Soletal, SS Hütte Porabka) was a little-known resort for the Nazi German guards, administrators, and auxiliary personnel of the Auschwitz/Birkenau/Buna facilities. Because Auschwitz detainees overseen by Franz Hössler constructed the rustic getaway facility and a crew of detainees did ongoing grounds-keeping and cleanup work, Solahütte can be considered a tiny subcamp of Auschwitz.
Żar (mountain)
Żar is a mountain in Beskid Mały, Poland, 761 m above the sea level. A pumped-storage hydroelectricity power plant (500 MW generating power) is located on the top of this mountain. The mountaintop reservoir is 650 m long, up to 250 m wide, and up to 28 m deep. It can contain 2,310,000 m³ of water. Underneath the mountain is an artificial lake (the Międzybrodzkie lake) that was created by damming the Soła river.
These are some bigger and more relevant cities in the wider vivinity of Bukowiec.
This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Bulowice
