Sacred sites along the Main Beskidy Trail

Sacred sites are a characteristic element of the Polish Carpathians. They are investigated by numerous art historians, ethnographers and also tourists who take a great interest in them. In the mountains, sacred sites are often situated on hiking trails. The purpose of this article is to present the results of an inventory of sacred sites along the Main Beskidy Trail, and classify areas through which the trail runs. The Main Beskidy Trail is the longest tourist trail in Poland, which connects Ustroń in the Silesian Beskid Mountains and Wołosate in the Western area of the Bieszczady Mountains. 181 sacred sites were classified using criteria specified by U. Janicka-Krzywda and changed by the authors. Numerous factors have a great influence on today’s location of sacred sites on The Main Beskidy Trail. The most important factors are : settlement distribution, population density, history of the region, religious affiliation of its inhabitants, and the tourist attractiveness of a given place.

Sacred sites are a characteristic element of the Polish Carpathians. They are investigated by numerous art historians, ethnographers and also tourists who take a great interest in them. In the mountains, sacred sites are often situated on hiking trails. The purpose of this article is to present the results of an inventory of sacred sites along the Main Beskidy Trail, and classify areas through which the trail runs. The Main Beskidy Trail is the longest tourist trail in Poland, which connects Ustroń in the Silesian Beskid Mountains and Wołosate in the Western area of the Bieszczady Mountains. 181 sacred sites were classified using criteria specified by U. Janicka-Krzywda and changed by the authors. Numerous factors have a great influence on today’s location of sacred sites on The Main Beskidy Trail. The most important factors are : settlement distribution, population density, history of the region, religious affiliation of its inhabitants, and the tourist attractiveness of a given place.

who take a great interest in them. In the mountains, the sacred sites often occur on hiking trails.

The purpose of this article is to present the results of an inventory of sacred objects at the Main Beskidy Trail, attempt to classify and determine the prevalence of the areas through which the trail runs.

The the Main Beskidy Trail is the longest tourist trail in Poland, which connects Ustroń in the Silesian Beskids Mountains and Wołosate in the Western area of the Bieszczady Mountains. Encountered 181 places were listed according to their type and their characteristics provided by U. Janicka-Krzywda and changed by authors.

Numerous factors have a great influence on today’s locations of the sacred sites on that route. The most important factors are: the settlement distribution, the population density, the history of the region, the religious affiliation of its inhabitants and the tourist attractiveness of a given place.