Pieńsk
Place in Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Pieńsk [pʲɛɲsk] (German: Penzig) is a town in Zgorzelec County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It is the seat of the administrative district (gmina) called Gmina Pieńsk, and stands on the east bank of the Lusatian Neisse river, which forms the border between Poland and Germany.
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Pieńsk | |
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Coordinates: 51°14′47″N 15°2′46″E | |
Country | Poland |
Voivodeship | Lower Silesian |
County | Zgorzelec |
Gmina | Pieńsk |
First mentioned | 965 |
Town rights | 1962 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Janek Magda |
Area | |
• Total | 9.92 km2 (3.83 sq mi) |
Population (2019-06-30[1]) | |
• Total | 5,828 |
• Density | 590/km2 (1,500/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal code | 59-930 |
Car plates | DZG |
Climate | Cfb |
Voivodeship roads | |
Website | http://www.piensk.com.pl |
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The town lies approximately 11 kilometres (7 mi) north of Zgorzelec, and 140 kilometres (87 mi) west of the regional capital Wrocław. As of 2019[update], it has a population of 5,828. Historically considered as part of Upper Lusatia, although more closely associated with Lower Silesia in the early 14th century and from 1815.