Ślemień: Holiday Apartments and Holiday Homes

The Żywiec Ethnographic Park in Ślemień is an open-air museum presenting the village layout and buildings of the Żywiec Beskids. It includes 17 relocated historic structures, mostly made of wood. Anyone interested in regional rural and architectural history will find a specific cultural focus here.

You can rent a holiday apartment in Ślemień.

History

The historic castle residence in Ślemień was probably built around 1639, converted into a palace in 1720 and demolished at the beginning of the 20th century.

Geographical Setting

In the immediate vicinity of Ślemień are Pietrasowa, Gibasówka, Wielki Gibasów Groń and Mlada Hora.

Culture

In the wider regional surroundings of Ślemień are Hrobacza Łąka Cross, Bielsko-Biała - Zamek Sułkowskich and Golgota Beskidów Cross.

Church is located in the area surrounding Ślemień.

Nature

Ślemień is home to a complex of rock caves called “Na Czarnych Działach”. The wider municipal area also includes Komoniecki Cave, whose entrance is partly protected by a waterfall.

Ślemień lies in a valley between the Beskid Mały and Beskid Żywiecki mountain ranges.

Trails and Regional Impressions

The section of the Beskid Żywiecki around the sanctuary is described as an area with numerous hiking and cycling trails; gentle slopes, wooded areas, meadows and clearings are mentioned. For those interested in walks and cycling tours, these are specific landscape areas.

Ślemień is associated with Góral culture, regional folklore and traditions connected with the historic state of Ślemień.

Private buses from Żywiec railway station serve Ślemień. Buses to Ślemień or Sucha Beskidzka use the Ślemień Centrum stop; from there, signs point to the Ethnographic Park.

Ślemień is associated with a Marian pilgrimage site connected with a church and a grotto with a spring; the site is described as an important centre of Marian devotion in Poland.

If you would like to extend your accommodation search to other destination pages in the directory, here is the next starting point: Nieledwia, Żywiec, Mutne, Pietrzykowice, Miedzybrodzie Bialskie, Przyłęków, Kocierz Moszczanicki, Koszarawa.

To the overview of the broader destination: Żywiec.