Pniów, Silesian Voivodeship
Village in Silesian Voivodeship, Poland / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Pniów [pɲuf] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Toszek, within Gliwice County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland.[1] It lies approximately 7 kilometres (4 mi) south-east of Toszek, 16 km (10 mi) north of Gliwice, and 34 km (21 mi) north-west of the regional capital Katowice.
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Coordinates: 50°25′N 18°36′E | |
Country | Poland |
Voivodeship | Silesian |
County | Gliwice |
Gmina | Toszek |
Population | 644 |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Vehicle registration | SGL |
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In the Liber fundationis episcopatus Vratislaviensis from around 1295–1305 the village was mentioned under the Latinized name Pnow. It was the location of a motte-and-bailey castle from the 13th-14th century, which is now an archaeological site.[2]