Piekoszów

Town in Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, Poland

Coat of arms

50°52′54″N 20°27′42″E / 50.88167°N 20.46167°E / 50.88167; 20.46167Country

PolandVoivodeshipŚwiętokrzyskieCountyKielceGminaPiekoszówPopulation

• Total3,200Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code

26-065

Area code+48 41Vehicle registrationTKIVoivodeship 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

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

^ "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)