Piotrowice Świdnickie Explained

Piotrowice Świdnickie
Settlement Type:Village
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Voivodeship
Subdivision Name1:Lower Silesian
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Świdnica
Subdivision Type3:Gmina
Subdivision Name3:Jaworzyna Śląska
Coordinates:50.9333°N 43°W
Pushpin Map:Poland
Website:http://www.piotrowice.info

Piotrowice Świdnickie is a village in the urban-rural Gmina Jaworzyna Śląska, within Świdnica County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.[1]

The village's name probably derives from the name of a Lokator who brought German farmers to the village.[2]

It lies approximately 3km (02miles) north-east of Jaworzyna Śląska, 11km (07miles) north of Świdnica, and 47km (29miles) south-west of the regional capital Wrocław.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Central Statistical Office (GUS)  - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal). 2008-06-01. Polish.
  2. Book: de. Kleine Kulturgeschichte der schlesischen Schlösser. 1. Bergstadtverag Wilhelm Gottlieb Korn. 2015. 72.