Pniów, Silesian Voivodeship

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Pniów
Village
Saint Wenceslaus church in Pniów
Saint Wenceslaus church in Pniów
Pniów is located in Poland
Pniów
Pniów
Coordinates: 50°25′N 18°36′E / 50.417°N 18.600°E / 50.417; 18.600Coordinates: 50°25′N 18°36′E / 50.417°N 18.600°E / 50.417; 18.600
CountryPoland Poland
VoivodeshipSilesian
CountyGliwice County
GminaToszek
Population
644
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Vehicle registrationSGL

Pniów [pɲuf] (German: Pniow, 1936-1945: Schrotkirch) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Toszek, within Gliwice County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland.[1] It lies approximately 7 kilometres (4 mi) south-east of Toszek, 16 km (10 mi) north of Gliwice, and 34 km (21 mi) north-west of the regional capital Katowice.

The village has a population of 644.

In the Liber fundationis episcopatus Vratislaviensis from around 1295–1305 the village was mentioned under the Latinized name Pnow. It was the location of a motte-and-bailey castle from the 13th-14th century, which is now an archaeological site.[2]

Transport[]

The Voivodeship road 901 runs through Pniów, and the National road 94 runs nearby, southwest of the village.

References[]

  1. ^ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
  2. ^ Michał Bugaj. "Późnośredniowieczne grodzisko stożkowate z XIII-XV w." Zabytek.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 25 July 2021.



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