| Widów | |
| Settlement Type: | Village |
| Total Type: | |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | Voivodeship |
| Subdivision Name1: | Silesian |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Gliwice |
| Subdivision Type3: | Gmina |
| Subdivision Name3: | Rudziniec |
| Coordinates: | 50.4°N 43°W |
| Pushpin Map: | Poland |
| Pushpin Label Position: | right |
| Timezone: | CET |
| Utc Offset: | +1 |
| Timezone Dst: | CEST |
| Utc Offset Dst: | +2 |
| Population Total: | 317 |
| Registration Plate: | SGL |
Widów is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Rudziniec, within Gliwice County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland.[1] It lies approximately 5km (03miles) north of Rudziniec, 220NaN0 north-west of Gliwice, and 450NaN0 west of the regional capital Katowice.
The oldest known mention of the village comes from 1305, when it was part of Piast-ruled Poland. 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.