Ostre, Silesian Voivodeship


Ostre is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Lipowa, within Żywiec County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately west of Żywiec and south of the regional capital Katowice.
The village was established in the early 17th century on the slopes of Ostre mountain in Silesian Beskids, originally named Podostre. The village has a population of 474.