What is "koszarawa"

Koszarawa is a village in Żywiec County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland, close to the border with Slovakia. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Koszarawa. It lies in historic Lesser Poland, approximately east of Żywiec, and south-east of the regional capital, Katowice.

The village has a population of 2,538. Part of the village forms the separate sołectwo of Koszarawa Bystra.