Czernichów, Silesian Voivodeship

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Czernichów
Village
Chapel and wooden belfry
Chapel and wooden belfry
Czernichów is located in Poland
Czernichów
Czernichów
Coordinates: 49°45′N 19°12′E / 49.750°N 19.200°E / 49.750; 19.200
CountryPoland Poland
VoivodeshipSilesian
CountyŻywiec
GminaCzernichów
Establishedfirst half of the 16th century
Highest elevation
400 m (1,300 ft)
Lowest elevation
330 m (1,080 ft)
Population
1,098

Czernichów [t͡ʂɛrˈɲixuf] is a village in Żywiec County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Czernichów.[1] It lies approximately 7 kilometres (4 mi) north of Żywiec and 58 km (36 mi) south of the regional capital Katowice.

The village has a population of 1,098.

The village was most probably established in the first half of the 16th century either by Vlachs or Germans.[2]

Czernichów is twinned with:

References[]

  1. ^ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
  2. ^ Truś, Radosław (2008). Beskid Mały. Przewodnik. Pruszków: Oficyna Wydawnicza „Rewasz“. p. 261. ISBN 978-83-89188-77-9.

Coordinates: 49°45′N 19°12′E / 49.750°N 19.200°E / 49.750; 19.200


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