Pieszyce
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| Pieszyce | ||
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  Pieszyce | ||
| Coordinates: 50°43′N 16°35′E / 50.717°N 16.583°E | ||
| Country |
 Poland | |
| Voivodeship | Lower Silesian | |
| County | Dzierżoniów | |
| Gmina | Pieszyce (urban gmina) | |
| Town rights | 1962 | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor | Mirosław Obal | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 63.61 km2 (24.56 sq mi) | |
| Population (2008) | ||
| • Total | 9,416 | |
| • Density | 150/km2 (380/sq mi) | |
| Website | http://www.um.pieszyce.pl | |
Pieszyce [pʲɛˈʂɨt͡sɛ] (German: Peterswaldau) is a town in Dzierżoniów County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. Prior to 1945 it was in Germany.
It lies approximately 3 kilometres (2 mi) east of Dzierżoniów, and 56 kilometres (35 mi) south-west of the regional capital Wrocław.
As at 2008, the town has a population of 9,416.
From 1975 to 1998 Pieszyce was in Wałbrzych Voivodeship.
The play Die Weber (The Weavers) by the famous Silesian playwright Gerhart Hauptmann is set in Peterswaldau.
International relations
Twin towns — Sister cities
Pieszyce is twinned with:
External links
- Jewish Community in Pieszyce on Virtual Shtetl
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Coordinates: 50°43′N 16°35′E / 50.717°N 16.583°E
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