Pyskowice

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Pyskowice
Roman Catholic church
Roman Catholic church
Coat of arms of Pyskowice
Coat of arms
Pyskowice (Poland)
Pyskowice
Pyskowice
Coordinates: 50°23′N 18°37′E / 50.383, 18.617
Country Flag of Poland Poland
Voivodeship Silesian
County Gliwice
Gmina Pyskowice (urban gmina)
First mentioned 1256
Government
 - Mayor Wacław Kęska
Area
 - Total 31.14 km² (12 sq mi)
Population (2006)
 - Total 19,127
 - Density 614.2/km² (1,590.8/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 - Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code 44-120
Car plates SGL
Website: http://www.pyskowice.pl/


Pyskowice [pɨskɔˈvit​͡sɛ] (Image:Ltspkr.png listen) (German: Peiskretscham) is a town in southern Poland with 21,900 inhabitants (1995). Situated in the Silesian Voivodeship (since 1999), previously in Katowice Voivodeship (1975-1998).

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Coordinates: 50°24′N, 18°38′E