Czernichów, Silesian Voivodeship
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Czernichów | |
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Village | |
| Chapel and wooden belfry Chapel and wooden belfry | |
| Coordinates: 49°45′N 19°12′E / 49.750°N 19.200°E | |
| Country | File:Flag of Poland.svg Poland |
| Voivodeship | Silesian |
| County | Żywiec |
| Gmina | Czernichów |
| Established | first half of the 16th century |
| Highest elevation | 400 m (1,300 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 330 m (1,080 ft) |
| Population | 1,136 |
Czernichów [t͡ʂɛrˈɲixuf] is a village in Żywiec County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Czernichów.[1] It lies approximately 7 kilometres (4 mi) north of Żywiec and 58 km (36 mi) south of the regional capital Katowice. The village was most probably established in the first half of the 16th century either by Vlachs or Germans.[2] Czernichów is twinned with:
References
- ↑ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link) - ↑ Truś, Radosław (2008). Beskid Mały. Przewodnik. Pruszków: Oficyna Wydawnicza „Rewasz“. p. 261. ISBN 978-83-89188-77-9.
