Złatna: Hotels and Accommodation

In Złatna, the municipality designates hiking and cycling trails, including the tourist routes “Hut Me”, which were created to highlight landscape and visual qualities. This is a concrete point of reference for anyone wishing to include hiking or cycling in their trip.

For an overnight stay, you can book a hotel in Złatna.

Nature

Złatna is located in Żywiecki Landscape Park; forests and wooded areas occupy a large part of the locality. The mountain stream has wooden and masonry cascades.

In the vicinity of Złatna are Kubiesowka, Boraczy Wierch, Wilczy Groń and Hrubá Bučina.

Culture

In the wider regional surroundings of Złatna are the Golgota Beskidów Cross and Orava Castle. The cross is a concrete cultural point of reference for visitors interested in regional culture.

Geographical Location

Złatna is a mountain settlement in the upper valley of the Bystra stream in the Żywiecki Beskid and lies at an elevation of approximately 600 to 800 metres.

Hiking

A documented circular hike from Złatna follows a blue trail through the forest and along the stream to Krawców Wierch, continues via Trzy Kopce and the Rysianka mountain shelter, and returns to the car park; it is approximately 30 kilometres long.

History

Złatna was probably founded in the 16th century by Wallachian settlers from the Eastern Carpathians; its former name was Sołki.

Local heritage includes the remains of a historic ironworks furnace and a former forester’s house.

A documented long-distance hiking option begins at the car park in Złatna and connects local trails with mountain shelters around Krawców Wierch, Trzy Kopce and Rysianka.

For further travel planning, the website also features Jeleśnia, Sól, Przyłęków, Świnna, Ujsoly, Mutne, Zwardoń and Kamesznica.

For the higher-level travel overview: Żywiec.