Skarby Górali - Zagórzańscy

Highlanders
Zagórzańscy
Zagórze highlanders primarily inhabit lands surrounding Mszana Dolna, Kasina Wielka, Kasinka Mała, Niedźwiedź, Poręba Wielka and Lubomierz, their influence reaching Rabka-Zdrój. They owe their name to living “beyond the mountains” (za górami), or, to be more specific, beyond the town of Gorce (when viewed from Zakopane).

Zagórze highlanders have been famous for their pottery and woodcarving traditions. Region-specific Nativity scenes with pajtoks (dolls) are on display during Christmas season. Polish writer and poet Władysław Orkan had been a proponent of Zagórze culture for years, a museum named after him in Rabka-Zdrój worth a visit.