Pieszków, Lubin County
Pieszków [ˈpjɛʂkuf] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Lubin, within Lubin County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.[1] It lies approximately 8 kilometres (5 mi) south of Lubin and 61 km (38 mi) west of the regional capital Wrocław.
Pieszków | |
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Village | |
_ID_595662.jpg.webp) Our Lady of Częstochowa church in Pieszków | |
  Pieszków  Pieszków | |
| Coordinates: 51°20′N 16°14′E | |
| Country |  Poland |
| Voivodeship | Lower Silesian |
| County | Lubin |
| Gmina | Gmina Lubin |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Vehicle registration | DLU |
The name of the village is of Polish origin and comes from the word pies, which means "dog".[2]
Transport
The S3 highway runs nearby, west of the village.
References
- "Central Statistical Office (GUS) – TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
- Adamy, Heinrich (1888). Die schlesischen Ortsnamen, ihre Entstehung und Bedeutung. Ein Bild aus der Vorzeit (in German). Verlag von Priebatsch's Buchhandlung. p. 60.
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