Byczyna
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| Country |  Poland |
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| Voivodeship | Opole | ||
| County | Kluczbork | ||
| Gmina | Byczyna | ||
| Area | |||
| - Total | 5.79 km² (2.2 sq mi) | ||
| Elevation | 197 m (646 ft) | ||
| Population (2006) | |||
| - Total | 3,677 | ||
| - Density | 635.1/km² (1,644.8/sq mi) | ||
| Postal code | 46-220 | ||
| Website: http://www.byczyna.pl | |||
Byczyna [bɨˈt͡ʂɨna] (German: Pitschen) is a town in Kluczbork County, Opole Voivodeship, Poland, with 3,708 inhabitants (2004).
The town, located just north of Kluczbork in Upper Silesia, was the setting of the Battle of Byczyna between Maximilian III, Archduke of Austria, who was elected as king of Poland, and Sigismund of Lithuania, on January 24, 1588.
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