Żywiec (German: Saybusch, Saubusch) is a town in south-central Poland with 32,078 inhabitants (2006). After being part of Bielsko-Biała Voivodeship from 1975 to 1998, it has been part of the Silesian Voivodeship since 1999 and includes one of the eight protected areas in Silesian Voivodeship, called Żywiec Landscape Park.
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The history of Żywiec has over 700 years. Its name has probably been taken from a word "feed" which suggests that the local soils were fertile and the land abounded in wild animals. The first mention about the city comes from registers of the Diocese of Cracow from 1308 where we find a "parochia ecclesie de Ziwicz" which stands for "the parish of Żywiec". In 1327 Żywiec got a city charter. (more)
The Old Castle in Żywiec, made of stone and roughast, dates back to the mid-14th century. On the north-eastern side it is adjoinet by a quadrilateral tower topped with pseudo Gothic crenelles. But it is not only the age of the castle that makes it deserve its place in the world cultural heritage. It is also its most interesting history, closely linked with the history of Europe. (more)
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Żywiec Brewery is a brewery founded in 1852 by the Habsburg family in Żywiec (German: Saybusch), at that time in Galicia, Austria-Hungary, now in Silesian Voivodeship. It was nationalised after the Second World War. The brewery was acquired by Heineken International in the mid-1990s.
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