Piechowice

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title: "Piechowice" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["cities-and-towns-in-lower-silesian-voivodeship", "karkonosze-county", "populated-riverside-places-in-poland", "cities-in-silesia", "sites-of-nazi-war-crimes-in-poland"] topic_path: "geography" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piechowice" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

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FieldValue
namePiechowice
image_flagPOL Piechowice flag.svg
image_shieldPOL Piechowice COA.svg
image_skyline2018 Pałac w Pakoszowie 5.jpg
image_captionBaroque palace
subdivision_typeCountry
subdivision_name
subdivision_type1Voivodeship
subdivision_name1Lower Silesian
subdivision_type2County
subdivision_name2Karkonosze
subdivision_type3Gmina
subdivision_name3Piechowice (urban gmina)
established_titleFirst mentioned
established_date1305
coordinates
pushpin_mapPoland
area_total_km243.22
population_density_km2auto
elevation_max_m480
elevation_min_m360
population_as_of2024-12-31
population_total5725
timezoneCET
utc_offset+1
timezone_DSTCEST
utc_offset_DST+2
registration_plateDJE
blank_name_sec2National road
blank_info_sec2[[File:DK3-PL.svg
websitehttp://www.piechowice.pl
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| name = Piechowice | image_flag = POL Piechowice flag.svg | image_shield = POL Piechowice COA.svg | image_skyline = 2018 Pałac w Pakoszowie 5.jpg | image_caption = Baroque palace | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = | subdivision_type1 = Voivodeship | subdivision_name1 = Lower Silesian | subdivision_type2 = County | subdivision_name2 = Karkonosze | subdivision_type3 = Gmina | subdivision_name3 = Piechowice (urban gmina) | established_title = First mentioned | established_date = 1305 | coordinates = | pushpin_map = Poland | area_total_km2 = 43.22 | population_density_km2 = auto | elevation_max_m = 480 | elevation_min_m = 360 | population_as_of = 2024-12-31 | population_total = 5725 | timezone = CET | utc_offset = +1 | timezone_DST = CEST | utc_offset_DST = +2 | registration_plate = DJE | blank_name_sec2 = National road | blank_info_sec2 = [[File:DK3-PL.svg|32px|link=National road 3 (Poland)]] | website = http://www.piechowice.pl Piechowice (; ) is a town in Karkonosze County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.

, the town has a population of 5,725. It is 54th largest city in voivedeship.

Geography

|Centre = Piechowice |W = Szklarska Poręba |E = Jelenia Góra |NW = Kopaniec |N = Kopanina |NE = Wojcieszyce |S = Špindlerův Mlýn

History

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The area became part of the emerging Polish state in the 10th century. Initially it was administratively part of the Wleń castellany. It was first mentioned in a document of the Wrocław cathedral chapter from 1305, when it was part of fragmented Piast-ruled Poland.

During the Thirty Years' War, Czech Protestant refugees founded the present-day district of Michałowice.

In 1891, a rail connection with Jelenia Góra was opened, and in 1902 a rail connection to Szklarska Poręba and Harrachov was opened.

During World War II, the German administration operated three forced labour camps in the town. The first camp was established in the winter of 1941–1942 and held Polish, French and Ukrainian prisoners, both men and women, the second was established in 1943 and held Italian prisoners-of-war, and the third was founded in 1944 and held Polish women and children.

In 1961, town limits were expanded by including Górzyniec and Michałowice as new neighbourhoods.

Transport

There are two railway stations in Piechowice, the main Piechowice station and the Górzyniec station in the Górzyniec district.

Sights

Cultural heritage sights of Piechowice include the Baroque Pakoszów Palace, the Gothic-Baroque Corpus Christi church and the Romanesque Revival Saint Anthony of Padua church.

Natural sights within the town limits include the Szklarka Waterfall and the Wielki Szyszak mountain, the fourth highest peak of the Giant Mountains and the entire Sudetes. The Kochanówka mountain hut of the Polish Tourist and Sightseeing Society is located near the waterfall.

Twin towns – sister cities

Piechowice is twinned with:

References

References

  1. (2024-12-31). "Polska w liczbach".
  2. Staffa, Marek. (2001). "Karkonosze". Wydawnictwo Dolnośląskie.
  3. Staffa, p. 56
  4. Staffa, p. 70
  5. Staffa, p. 219
  6. Bartkowski, Zbigniew. (1972). "Obozy pracy przymusowej i obozy jenieckie na Ziemi Jeleniogróskiej w latach 1939–1945". [[Zakład Narodowy im. Ossolińskich]].
  7. Łaborewicz, Ivo. (2004). "Ludność stolicy po Powstaniu Warszawskim 1944 roku w obozie w Piechowicach".
  8. (1961). "Rozporządzenie Rady Ministrów z dnia 28 listopada 1961 r. w sprawie zmiany granic niektórych osiedli w województwie wrocławskim.".
  9. "Linki". Piechowice.

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