Atrakcje: Milówka

Things to do in Milówka: the wooden Stara Chałupa museum from 1739, the Żywiec Landscape Park, a gallery of New Year customs and a church by the Soła.

Milówka is a village at the foot of the Żywiec Beskids, in the Soła valley. It has a historic cottage with a museum, a gallery of carol-singing customs, a brick church and a gateway to a landscape park that includes Pilsko. Two places recall the former Jewish community.

Which museums in Milówka suit a rainy day?

The "Stara Chałupa" Museum at Piastowska 1 occupies a wooden house of 1739, listed as a monument and part of the regional route of timber buildings. It used to be an inn, then a farm, and today it is a museum with a living room and workshops; it is one of the oldest examples of vernacular building in the area.

The Gallery of New Year Dziady and Szlachcice is on the first floor of the Municipal Public Library building. It shows carolling customs, in which groups of dziady and szlachcice went from house to house at the turn of the year.

Which historic and technical sites are in Milówka?

The parish church of the Assumption is a brick church of 1834-1839 in the so-called Vistula style, in the Milówka deanery of the Bielsko-Żywiec diocese. It replaced a wooden church founded in 1628 by Queen Constance.

The viaduct is 654 metres long and carries the S1 expressway over the Kameszniczanka valley. It was built in 2004-2006 and opened in 2006. It is a curiosity for those who like engineering structures.

Where can you head into the mountains from Milówka?

The Żywiec Landscape Park covers the highest parts of the Żywiec Beskids, cut by river valleys. It was established by a resolution of 13 March 1986, covers 358.7 km² and includes Pilsko and ten reserves. Since 1998 it has been part of the Complex of Landscape Parks of the Silesian Voivodeship. Entry is free.

What in Milówka recalls the former Jewish community?

A brick synagogue was built in 1882 on today's Grunwaldzka Street, near the bridge over the Soła. During the Second World War the Germans demolished it, and it was not rebuilt; a memorial plaque has stood here since 2019. The Jewish cemetery was founded around 1891 on the west bank of the Soła, on the slope of Sybirka hill. It is no longer in use, and the matzevot bear inscriptions in Hebrew, Yiddish, German and Polish. Silence is appropriate there.

Frequently asked questions

Does Milówka need more than a day?

Yes: the museum and the gallery in the morning, then the church and a walk towards the landscape park.

Are there wooden monuments in Milówka?

Yes, Stara Chałupa from 1739 is a wooden house on the regional timber-building route. More buildings are on the page of architecture in Milówka.

Is there anything in Milówka for lovers of engineering?

Yes, the 654-metre viaduct of the S1 expressway over the Kameszniczanka valley.

What can you do in Milówka on your own?

Take a walk along the Soła valley and visit the museum. Ideas are collected on the page Milówka solo.