Piechowice

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Piechowice
Flag of Piechowice
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Coat of arms of Piechowice
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Piechowice (Poland)
Piechowice
Piechowice
Coordinates: 50°51′20″N 15°37′8″E / 50.85556, 15.61889
Country Flag of Poland Poland
Voivodeship Lower Silesian
County Jelenia Góra
Gmina Piechowice (urban gmina)
Area
 - Total 43.22 km² (16.7 sq mi)
Highest elevation 480 m (1,575 ft)
Lowest elevation 360 m (1,181 ft)
Population (2006)
 - Total 6,494
 - Density 150.3/km² (389.2/sq mi)
Website: http://www.piechowice.pl


Piechowice [pjɛxɔˈvit​͡sɛ] (German: Petersdorf) is a town in Jelenia Góra County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. Prior to 1945 it was in Germany.

It lies approximately 10 kilometres (6 mi) south-west of Jelenia Góra, and 104 kilometres (65 mi) west of the regional capital Wrocław.

As at 2006, the town has a population of 6,494.

Coordinates: 50°51′20″N 15°37′08″E / 50.85556, 15.61889