Pieszków, Lubin County
Pieszków | |
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Village | |
Our Lady of Częstochowa church in Pieszków | |
Pieszków | |
| Coordinates: 51°20′N 16°14′E / 51.333°N 16.233°E | |
| Country | Poland |
| Voivodeship | Lower Silesian |
| County | Lubin |
| Gmina | Lubin |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Vehicle registration | DLU |
Pieszków [ˈpjɛʂkuf] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Lubin, within Lubin County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.[1] It lies approximately 8 km (5 mi) south of Lubin and 61 km (38 mi) west of the regional capital Wrocław.
The name of the village is of Polish origin and comes from the word pies, which means "dog".[2]
Transport
The S3 highway runs nearby, west of the village.
References
- ^ "Główny Urząd Statystyczny" [Central Statistical Office] (in Polish). Select Miejscowości (SIMC) tab, select fragment (min. 3 znaki), enter town name in the field below, click WYSZUKAJ (Search)
- ^ Adamy, Heinrich (1888). Die schlesischen Ortsnamen, ihre Entstehung und Bedeutung. Ein Bild aus der Vorzeit (in German). Verlag von Priebatsch's Buchhandlung. p. 60.