Piaski
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- For other uses, see Piaski (disambiguation).
Piaski is a town in Poland at the Giełczew river. The town's population is about 2,800. Administratively it belongs to Powiat of Świdnik of the Lublin Voivodeship.
The town has been found in the early 15th century under the name of Piasek (literally meaning Sand). In 17th century it was also referred to under the name of Piaski Luterskie (Lutheran Sands), probably because of a Protestant community living there.
Under German occupation a ghetto for local, Lublin and German Jews, killed later in Belzec extermination camp.
Near Piaski there is one of the tallest radio masts in Poland.
[edit] Famous people from Piaski
- Antoni Patek, insurgent in the November Uprising, founder of Patek Philippe Company
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