Lipowa | |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Total Type: | |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Voivodeship |
Subdivision Name1: | Silesian |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Żywiec |
Subdivision Type3: | Gmina |
Subdivision Name3: | Lipowa |
Established Title: | Established |
Established Date: | late 13th century |
Coordinates: | 49.6789°N 19.1039°W |
Pushpin Map: | Poland |
Pushpin Label Position: | right |
Population Total: | 4322 |
Lipowa is a village in Żywiec County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Lipowa.[1] It lies approximately 8km (05miles) west of Żywiec and 640NaN0 south of the regional capital Katowice.
It is one of the oldest villages in Żywiec Basin. It was established in the late 13th century, and soon it became a seat of a Catholic parish.