Pniów, Silesian Voivodeship

For other places with the same name, see Pniów.

Pniów
Village
Saint Wenceslaus church in Pniów
Pniów
Coordinates: 50°25′N 18°36′E
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Silesian
County	Gliwice
Gmina	Toszek
Population	644
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Vehicle registration	SGL

Pniów [pɲuf] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Toszek, within Gliwice County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland.[1] It lies approximately 7 kilometres (4 mi) south-east of Toszek, 16 km (10 mi) north of Gliwice, and 34 km (21 mi) north-west of the regional capital Katowice.

In the Liber fundationis episcopatus Vratislaviensis from around 1295–1305 the village was mentioned under the Latinized name Pnow. It was the location of a motte-and-bailey castle from the 13th-14th century, which is now an archaeological site.[2]

Transport

The Voivodeship road 901 runs through Pniów, and the National road 94 runs nearby, southwest of the village.

References

1. "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
2. Michał Bugaj. "Późnośredniowieczne grodzisko stożkowate z XIII-XV w." Zabytek.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 25 July 2021.