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Piekoszów

Coordinates: 50°52′54″N 20°27′42″E / 50.88167°N 20.46167°E / 50.88167; 20.46167
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Piekoszów
Town
Church of the Nativity of the Virgin Mary in Piekoszów
Church of the Nativity of the Virgin Mary in Piekoszów
Coat of arms of Piekoszów
Piekoszów is located in Poland
Piekoszów
Piekoszów
Coordinates: 50°52′54″N 20°27′42″E / 50.88167°N 20.46167°E / 50.88167; 20.46167
Country Poland
VoivodeshipŚwiętokrzyskie
CountyKielce
GminaPiekoszów
Population
 • Total3,200
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
26-065
Area code+48 41
Vehicle registrationTKI
Voivodeship roads
Websitehttp://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

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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.

References

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  1. ^ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
  2. ^ 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)