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Encyclopedia > Beskidy

Beskidy Mountains (Beskid Mountains, Beskidy, Beskydy, Beskids) is a series of Czech Republic, northwestern Slovakia, and southern Poland, along the border between Poland and the Czech Republic and Slovakia. Beskids may be seen as a continuation of Western Carpathian Mountains. Its highest peak is Babia Gora, 5,658 ft (1,725 m).


The Beskids are rich an forest and coal. In the past they were rich in iron ore.


There are many tourist attractions.




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Beskidy Highlanders' Week of Culture (687 words)
That is why all folk groups from the Beskidy region perform during TKB.
We invite to listen to - at least during FFGP - the oldest and mostly rooted in Polish tradition songs and music which, is reflected and transformed in the sound of contemporary folk-pop groups.
And finally we invite to taste the beauty of the surrounding Beskidy mountains where the highlanders' culture is being created.
University of Bielsko-Biała (582 words)
The Beskidy offer their visitors 2100 km of hiking trails through beautiful forests, near peaceful lakes, and along rivers rich in fish.
The highest mountains of the region with are a strict nature reserve and form the National Park of Babia Góra, named after their highest peak.
In winter the slopes of the Beskidy Mountains become a paradise for skiers and snowboarders.
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