Rent an apartment in Sól

Rent an apartment in Sól: Sól is a mountain village at the foot of the Beskid Żywiecki range, near the Slovak border.

Sól between mountains and valleys

Sól is listed in Żywiec County. If this classification matters to you, decide whether Sól belongs on your destination list before looking for accommodation there.

Sól stretches through the valleys of the Słanica and Czarna Soła rivers, between the Rachowiec, Oźna and Łysica mountain ranges.

Brine springs and local history

Sól has local brine springs; a publicly accessible brine shelter was opened there in July 2018.

The name Sól is associated with local brine springs that were used in the past to obtain salt by evaporating the mineral water.

The local brine springs are located about 2 km from Sól railway station, near a bell tower.

Local culture and historical references

Sól has a primary school named after Tadeusz Kościuszko, documented as dating from the period 1926–1929. If this specific historical reference is important to you, decide whether Sól belongs on your destination list before looking for accommodation there. A chapel in Sól is documented together with the school; this chapel is documented next to the local primary school. The period 1926–1929 is documented for the Tadeusz Kościuszko Primary School in Sól.

Documented mountain trails

A documented mountain route starts at Sól railway station and leads via Burów Groń, Rycerka Dolna, Praszywka Duża, Bendoszka Wielka and mountain shelters towards the Rycerzowa area.

A mapped route in the Beskid Żywiecki region ends in Sól-Kiczora after passing through the Rajcza area and to a viewpoint near Zabawa.

Transport and other local pages

Public transport operates on the Rajcza–Sól Bór section.

For further orientation, you can open the higher-level page Żywiec. If you would like to compare additional local pages, you can find Pietrzykowice, Sopotnia Wielka, Zwardoń and Przyłęków here.

Other local pages for comparison are Miedzybrodzie Bialskie, Kocierz Moszczanicki, Koszarawa and Złatna.