Piekoszów | |
|---|---|
Town | |
Church of the Nativity of the Virgin Mary in 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.
History
Piekoszów was the former seat of the Odrowąż family. In 1366, Piotr Odrowąż founded a parish church in Piekoszów. 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.
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.
