Pietrzykowice | |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Total Type: | |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Voivodeship |
Subdivision Name1: | Silesian |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Żywiec |
Subdivision Type3: | Gmina |
Subdivision Name3: | Łodygowice |
Established Title: | Established |
Established Date: | 13th century |
Coordinates: | 49.6833°N 28°W |
Pushpin Map: | Poland |
Pushpin Label Position: | right |
Elevation Min M: | 340 |
Elevation Max M: | 440 |
Area Total Km2: | 10.913 |
Population Total: | 4279 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Pietrzykowice is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Łodygowice, within Żywiec County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland.[1] It lies approximately 5km (03miles) south of Łodygowice, 50NaN0 west of Żywiec, and 640NaN0 south of the regional capital Katowice.
It is one of the oldest villages in Żywiec Basin. It was established in the 13th century, and in the early 14th century belonged to the Cistercian monastery in Rudy.