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.

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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