Szczekociny
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Szczekociny () () is a town on the Pilica river, in Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland, with 3,612 inhabitants (2019).
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Place details
- Locality
- Szczekociny
- Region
- województwo śląskie
- Country
- Polska
- Population
- 3,841
- Timezone
- Europe/Warsaw
via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames
Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Szczekociny
- Settlement.image_shield
- POL Szczekociny COA.svg
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Szczekociny kosciol 12.08.08 p2.jpg
- Settlement.image_caption
- Church of Saint Bartholomew
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Poland
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Voivodeship
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Silesian
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- County
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Zawiercie
- Settlement.subdivision_type3
- Gmina
- Settlement.subdivision_name3
- Szczekociny
- Settlement.leader_title
- Mayor
- Settlement.leader_name
- Jacek Lipa
- Settlement.established_title
- First mentioned
- Settlement.established_date
- 1307
- Settlement.established_title2
- Town rights
- Settlement.established_date2
- 1398
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human settlement
- Official name
- Szczekociny
- Country
- Poland
- Located in
- Gmina Szczekociny
- Continent
- Europe
- Population
- 3436
- Area
- 17.98
- Elevation
- 264
- Time zone
- UTC+02:00
- Official website
- www.szczekociny.pl
- Image
- Szczekociny pałac Dębińskich 12.08.08 p.jpg
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- Commons category
- Szczekociny
- Commons gallery
- Szczekociny
- different from
- Gmina Szczekociny
- native label
- Szczekociny
- postal code
- 42-445
- male population
- 1701
- female population
- 1735
- P12749
- Neuenfelde
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Encyclopedic overview
8 sectionsContents
- History
- Points of interest
- Jewish community of Szczekociny
- Sports
- Notable people
- Twin towns – sister cities
- References
- External links
Szczekociny () () is a town on the Pilica river, in Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland, with 3,612 inhabitants (2019).
Even though Szczekociny administratively belongs to the Silesian Voivodeship, it is part of the historic region of Lesser Poland. It was granted town rights in 1398.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Szczekociny” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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