Piekoszów
Piekoszów | |
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Town | |
Church of the Nativity of the Virgin Mary in Piekoszów | |
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Coat of arms | |
Piekoszów | |
| Coordinates: 50°52′54″N 20°27′42″E / 50.88167°N 20.46167°E | |
| Country | Poland |
| Voivodeship | Świętokrzyskie |
| County | Kielce |
| Gmina | Piekoszów |
| Population | |
• Total | 3,200 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 26-065 |
| Area code | +48 41 |
| Vehicle registration | TKI |
| Voivodeship roads | |
| Website | http://www.piekoszow.pl |
Piekoszów [pjɛˈkɔʂuf] is a town in Kielce County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in south-central Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Piekoszów. It lies approximately 11 km (7 mi) west of the regional capital Kielce.[1]
History
Piekoszów was the former seat of the Odrowąż family.[2] In 1366, Piotr Odrowąż founded a parish church in Piekoszów.[2] It was administratively located in the Sandomierz Voivodeship in the Lesser Poland Province of the Kingdom of Poland.
According to the 1921 census, the population was 94.4% Polish and 5.6% Jewish.[3]
Following the German-Soviet invasion of Poland, which started World War II in September 1939, the town was occupied by Germany.
References
- ^ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
- ^ a b Słownik geograficzny Królestwa Polskiego i innych krajów słowiańskich, Tom VIII (in Polish). Warszawa. 1887. p. 83.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ Skorowidz miejscowości Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej. Tom III (in Polish). Warszawa: Główny Urząd Statystyczny. 1925. p. 39.