Piekoszów
Town in Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, Poland
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Piekoszów [pjɛˈkɔʂuf] is a town in Kielce County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in south-central Poland.[1] 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.
Piekoszów | |
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Town | |
Church of the Nativity of the Virgin Mary in Piekoszów | |
 Coat of arms | |
  Piekoszów | |
| Coordinates: 50°52′54″N 20°27′42″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 |
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.
According to the 1921 census, the population was 94.4% Polish and 5.6% Jewish.[3]
Following the German-Soviet invasion of Poland, which started World War II in September 1939, the town was occupied by Germany.
