| Piekoszów | |
|---|---|
| Town | |
 Church of the Nativity of the Virgin Mary in Piekoszów | |
 Coat of arms | |
  Piekoszów | |
| Coordinates: 50°52′54″N 20°27′42″E / 50.88167°N 20.46167°E / 50.88167; 20.46167 | |
| 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 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.
References
- "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
- ^ Słownik geograficzny Królestwa Polskiego i innych krajów słowiańskich, Tom VIII (in Polish). Warszawa. 1887. p. 83.
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