Piechcin | |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Total Type: | |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Voivodeship |
Subdivision Name1: | Kuyavian-Pomeranian |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Żnin |
Subdivision Type3: | Gmina |
Subdivision Name3: | Barcin |
Coordinates: | 52.8203°N 18.0397°W |
Pushpin Map: | Poland |
Population Total: | 2987 |
Website: | http://www.piechcin.pl/ |
Piechcin is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Barcin, within Żnin County, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-central Poland.[1] It lies approximately 7km (04miles) south-east of Barcin, 240NaN0 east of Żnin, and 330NaN0 south of Bydgoszcz.
A limestone quarry provides limestone to the LafargeHolcim cement factory, which is also situated there. This quarry has been operational since 1860, and was acquired by the Lafarge Group in 1996.
The village is also known for its another flooded limestone quarry, which is available for diving.
The Parish of Our Lady of Częstochowa and St. Barbara (Polish: Parafia Matki Boskiej Częstochowskiej i świętej Barbary) is situated in Piechcin.