Piechowice

Piechowice

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Piechowice
Coordinates: 50°51′20″N 15°37′8″E / 50.85556°N 15.61889°E / 50.85556; 15.61889
Country  Poland
Voivodeship Lower Silesian
County Jelenia Góra
Gmina Piechowice (urban gmina)
Area
  Total 43.22 km2 (16.69 sq mi)
Highest elevation 480 m (1,570 ft)
Lowest elevation 360 m (1,180 ft)
Population (2006)
  Total 6,494
  Density 150/km2 (390/sq mi)
Website http://www.piechowice.pl

Piechowice [pʲɛxɔˈvʲit͡sɛ] (German: Petersdorf) is a town in Jelenia Góra County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It lies approximately 10 kilometres (6 mi) south-west of Jelenia Góra, and 104 kilometres (65 mi) west of the regional capital Wrocław.

Prior to 1945 it was in Germany. After World War II the region was placed under Polish administration and ethnically cleansed according to the post-war Potsdam Agreement. The native German populace was expelled and replaced with Poles.

As of 2006, the town has a population of 6,494.

Coordinates: 50°51′20″N 15°37′08″E / 50.85556°N 15.61889°E / 50.85556; 15.61889


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