Pilzno
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Coordinates: | |||
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Country | Poland | ||
Voivodeship | Subcarpathian | ||
County | Dębica | ||
Gmina | Pilzno | ||
Government | |||
- Mayor | Józef Chmura | ||
Area | |||
- Total | 16.01 km² (6.2 sq mi) | ||
Population (2006) | |||
- Total | 4,411 | ||
- Density | 275.5/km² (713.6/sq mi) | ||
Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
- Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
Postal code | 39-220 | ||
Car plates | RDE | ||
Website: http://www.pilzno.um.gov.pl |
Pilzno [ˈpilznɔ] is a town in Poland, in Subcarpathian Voivodeship, in Dębica County. It has 4,379 inhabitants (2004). It is located at the junction of important roads - European east-west highway E4 and national road 73 to Jaslo, but at the same time, it has no railroad station, even though in 1939 Polish government began construction of the Debica - Jaslo line, via Pilzno. The project was never completed.
Incorporated as a town in 1354 by King Kazimierz Wielki, Pilzno has a rich history. In the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth it was the capital of a powiat, located in the Sandomierz Voivodeship. Most important historical monument there is St. John's church, founded around 1256. It is located near the medieval market square.