Pilzno

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Pilzno
Coat of arms of Pilzno
Coat of arms
Pilzno (Poland)
Pilzno
Pilzno
Coordinates: 49°58′55″N 21°17′18″E / 49.98194, 21.28833
Country Flag of Poland 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.

Coordinates: 49°58′35″N, 21°17′35″E