Ustroń

Ustroń is a spa town in Cieszyn County, at the northern foot of the Silesian Beskids, at the mouth of the Vistula valley. The centre lies at an altitude of about 360 m above sea level, and above the town rise Równica (884 m) and Czantoria Wielka (995 m).

Where Ustroń came from

The first mention of the settlement dates from around 1305. In 1772 the first ironworks in the Duchy of Cieszyn was started here, in 1839 Ustroń Dolny and Górny were joined into one village, and in 1888 the railway arrived. The town received its charter in 1956, and in 1967 construction of a sanatorium complex in Zawodzie began. Ustroń is one of two spa towns in the Silesian Voivodeship.

Mountains and trails

Trails lead from the town to Równica and Czantoria Wielka, including a section of the Main Beskid Trail (red). A cable car also goes up Czantoria. At the foot of the mountain lies the Czantoria nature reserve. On the slopes there are the Palenica cable car and the Poniwiec Mała Czantoria resort.

Museums and monuments

The monuments include the Church of St Clement from 1787 and the Evangelical Church of St James the Elder from 1835. The town has the Stara Zagroda Regional Museum and the Jan Jarocki Ustroń Museum. For families there is the Forest Park of Surprises, where wild boar, deer, roe deer and mouflon roam freely.

Practical information

• Ustroń lies on the Goleszów - Wisła Głębce railway line; the town has the stations Ustroń and Ustroń Polana.
• Cycling routes run through the town, including the Vistula Cycle Route and the Main Carpathian Cycle Trail.
• Check the hours of lifts, museums and pump rooms with the operators before your trip.