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Village in Silesian Voivodeship, Poland From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Widów [ˈviduf] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Rudziniec, within Gliwice County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland.[1] It lies approximately 5 kilometres (3 mi) north of Rudziniec, 22 km (14 mi) north-west of Gliwice, and 45 km (28 mi) west of the regional capital Katowice.
The oldest known mention of the village comes from 1305, when it was part of Piast-ruled Poland.[2] It was the location of a motte-and-bailey castle from the 14th century, which is now an archaeological site.[2] In 1970, archaeologists found medieval pottery at the site.[2]
The Polish A4 motorway runs nearby, south of the village.
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