Piechowice

Piechowice [pʲɛxɔˈvʲit͡sɛ] (German: Petersdorf) is a town in Jelenia Góra County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.

See also: Piechowice, Pomeranian Voivodeship
Piechowice
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Piechowice
Coordinates: 50°51′20″N 15°37′08″E
Country Poland
VoivodeshipLower Silesian
CountyJelenia Góra
GminaPiechowice (urban gmina)
Area
 • Total43.22 km2 (16.69 sq mi)
Highest elevation
480 m (1,570 ft)
Lowest elevation
360 m (1,180 ft)
Population
 (2019-06-30[1])
 • Total6,194
 • Density140/km2 (370/sq mi)
Websitehttp://www.piechowice.pl

It lies approximately 10 kilometres (6 mi) south-west of Jelenia Góra, and 104 kilometres (65 mi) west of the regional capital Wrocław.

As of 2019, the town has a population of 6,194.

Twin towns – sister cities
See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Poland

Piechowice is twinned with:[2]

gollark: I once had an issue with the government here doing a thing, so I contacted my local politician to complain about them doing the thing, by email. About a week later, I got back, *by letter*, a response from some other politician which was tangentially related to the thing but did not address any of my concerns.
gollark: This definitely* works**.
gollark: They aren't exactly "the people", government incentives are not always correctly aligned.
gollark: They don't in general, but that doesn't mean I can't agree with some government actions.
gollark: … people spreading it and causing exponential growth if unchecked?

References
  1. "Population. Size and structure and vital statistics in Poland by territorial divison in 2019. As of 30th June". stat.gov.pl. Statistics Poland. 2019-10-15. Retrieved 2020-02-14.
  2. "Linki". piechowice.pl (in Polish). Piechowice. Retrieved 2020-02-28.


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