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Hotel Kotarz is located in Brenna, one of the Beskid's villages, situated in the valley of the Brennica river.
The atmosphere of the place guarantees a rest from the hustle and bustle of a big city. Brenna is like a rock crystal - it tempts you with the glitter of snow-covered ski runs and sunny mountain routes. Enthusiasts of two-wheel riding can have a pleasant ride on bicycle lanes along the Brennica river.
The Hotel Kotarz SPA & Wellness offers the highest quality of service and high standard of spacious and classically furnished rooms, a quaint restaurant, a café and cosy grill bar.
Three different conference halls of different sizes with standard professional equipment makes Hotel Kotarz a perfect conference center designed for learning, concentration and reflection.
For relaxation, guests are welcome to enjoy a swimming pool, Jacuzzi, saunas, a steam-bath, a salt grotto and a relax room.
"Hotel Kotarz" (Wyzwolenia 40, 43-438 Brenna) is located:
29 kilometres from Cieszyn
35 kilometres from Bielsko-Biała
56 kilometres from Żywiec
85 kilometres from Katowice
150 kilometres from Cracow
The Beskids
The Beskids is a traditional name for a series of mountain ranges that make up the lower Carpathians Mountains and their relatively low summits stretch for approximately 600 km in length and 50-70 km in width. They begin in the northeastern Czech Republic, Moravia, at the Moravian Gate, continue to northwestern Slovakia, the north of the Tatra Mountains of southern Poland and end in Western Ukraine.
The name of the highest mountain within the range depends on the definition of the eastern border of the Beskids, which is disputed: according to some older sources it is the sources of the Tisza River, according to newer sources the Beskids end at the Ushok Pass at the Polish-Ukrainian border. The highest peak of the western part of the Beskids is the Babia Góra-Babia Hora (1725 meters above see level), located on the Polish-Slovak frontier.
The Babia Góra National Park was established in 1954 and in 1977 it was added to the UNESCO's international network of biosphere reserves. It is estimated that about 160 different vertebrates and over 2,000 different invertebrates live in the area of the part. The region of Babia Góra is considered a healthy microclimate with clear water and clean air.
The Dunajec River divides the range into eastern and western sections and several passes (Jablunkov, Dukla, and Vlara) cross the range. On the west is the Beskid Wysoki (High Beskids), where the Vistula River rises, while in the east there is the Beskid Niski (Low Beskids). Within these large two areas there are smaller Beskid sub-ranges, such as the Beskid Żywiecki, a part of the larger Wysoki (high) Beskids, the second highest range in Poland (after the Tatra). The Beskid Żywiecki stretches between the upper sections of two rivers, the Soła and Skawa. The Little Beskids stretch further to the north, for about 30km between the city of Bielsko Biała and the Skawa river.
The Beskids are a diversified region abounding in both lively resorts and secluded wild areas. Tourist attractions include historic wooden churches and the increasingly-popular skiing winter resorts in the mountains. The region is heavily forested and provides many more or less strenuous hiking trails, which are especially popular due to beautiful scenery.
One of major draws for tourists is Mount Żar (761m), which rises about 15km to the north of Żywiec. The summit, that is bare, offers a breathtaking panorama of the surrounding area and can be reached by a funicular.
The mountain has been hollowed inside to accommodate the pumped-storage power plant. To produce power the huge reservoir (650 by 250 meters, and almost 30 meters deep) that sits on the cut-off top is alternately emptied and filled up. The whole subterranean facility is entered by the long tunnel at the foot of the mountain. Mount Żar is treated as kind of cult by gliders, paragliders and hang-gliders. The mountain slopes face all directions hence a small airfield located there can offer exceptional conditions for training and flying.
Information about Poland
http://www.poland.pl
http://www.poland.com
http://www.poland.travel/en-us/
http://www.lonelyplanet.com/worldguide/poland/
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