Pyskowice, Lower Silesian Voivodeship

Village in Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
51°10′41″N 15°56′42″E / 51.17806°N 15.94500°E / 51.17806; 15.94500Country PolandVoivodeshipLower SilesianCountyZłotoryjaGminaGmina ZłotoryjaTime zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Vehicle registrationDZL

Pyskowice [pɨskɔˈvit͡sɛ] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Złotoryja, within Złotoryja County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.[1] It lies approximately 6 kilometres (4 mi) north of Złotoryja and 77 km (48 mi) west of the regional capital Wrocław.

According to linguist Heinrich Adamy, the name of the village comes from the Polish word piasek, which means "sand". Since the Middle Ages, it was part of Piast-ruled Poland. Later on, it was also part of Bohemia (Czechia), Prussia and Germany. Following Germany's defeat in World War II, in 1945, the village became again part of Poland.

References

  1. ^ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) – TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.


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