Piekoszów
Town in Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, Poland
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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.
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