Piensk
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Pieńsk p is a town in Zgorzelec County
, Lower Silesian Voivodeship
, in south-western Poland
. It is the seat of the administrative district (gmina
) called Gmina Pieńsk
, and stands on the east bank of the Lusatian Neisse
river, which forms the border between Poland and Germany
. (For more information about the history of the region, see Lusatia
.)
The town lies approximately 11 kilometres (7 mi) north of Zgorzelec
, and 140 kilometres (87 mi) west of the regional capital Wrocław. As of 2006, it has a population of 5,799.
the family held a number of other towns and territories on both banks of the Neiße river. In 1491 the city of Görlitz
purchased the Penziger Heide (territory of Penzig) and combined it as Görlitzer Haide or Heide with its communal territory. In 1945 the city of Görlitz and its territory was conquered and split in half by the Oder-Neiße line, leaving Penzig, now Piensk in Poland.
At present the historical Lusatian territory is administered by Lower Silesian voivodeship
.
Zgorzelec County
Zgorzelec County is a unit of territorial administration and local government in Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland. It came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998. It is situated in the extreme south-west of Poland, bordering both Germany...
, Lower Silesian Voivodeship
Lower Silesian Voivodeship
Lower Silesian Voivodeship, or Lower Silesia Province , is one of the 16 voivodeships into which Poland is currently divided. It lies in southwestern Poland...
, in south-western Poland
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
. It is the seat of the administrative district (gmina
Gmina
The gmina is the principal unit of administrative division of Poland at its lowest uniform level. It is often translated as "commune" or "municipality." As of 2010 there were 2,479 gminas throughout the country...
) called Gmina Pieńsk
Gmina Piensk
Gmina Pieńsk is an urban-rural gmina in Zgorzelec County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland, on the German border...
, and stands on the east bank of the Lusatian Neisse
Lusatian Neisse
The Lusatian Neisse is a long river in Central Europe. The river has its source in the Jizera Mountains near Nová Ves nad Nisou, Czech Republic, reaching the tripoint with Poland and Germany at Zittau after , and later forms the Polish-German border on a length of...
river, which forms the border between Poland and Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
. (For more information about the history of the region, see Lusatia
Lusatia
Lusatia is a historical region in Central Europe. It stretches from the Bóbr and Kwisa rivers in the east to the Elbe valley in the west, today located within the German states of Saxony and Brandenburg as well as in the Lower Silesian and Lubusz voivodeships of western Poland...
.)
The town lies approximately 11 kilometres (7 mi) north of Zgorzelec
Zgorzelec
Zgorzelec is a town in south-western Poland with 33,278 inhabitants . It lies in Lower Silesian Voivodeship . It is the seat of Zgorzelec County, and also of the smaller district of Gmina Zgorzelec...
, and 140 kilometres (87 mi) west of the regional capital Wrocław. As of 2006, it has a population of 5,799.
History
The Upper Lusatian lords of Penzig Herren von Penzig are first recorded in 1241. Besides Penzig in Upper LusatiaUpper Lusatia
Upper Lusatia is a region a biggest part of which belongs to Saxony, a small eastern part belongs to Poland, the northern part to Brandenburg. In Saxony, Upper Lusatia comprises roughly the districts of Bautzen and Görlitz , in Brandenburg the southern part of district Oberspreewald-Lausitz...
the family held a number of other towns and territories on both banks of the Neiße river. In 1491 the city of Görlitz
Görlitz
Görlitz is a town in Germany. It is the easternmost town in the country, located on the Lusatian Neisse River in the Bundesland of Saxony. It is opposite the Polish town of Zgorzelec, which was a part of Görlitz until 1945. Historically, Görlitz was in the region of Upper Lusatia...
purchased the Penziger Heide (territory of Penzig) and combined it as Görlitzer Haide or Heide with its communal territory. In 1945 the city of Görlitz and its territory was conquered and split in half by the Oder-Neiße line, leaving Penzig, now Piensk in Poland.
At present the historical Lusatian territory is administered by Lower Silesian voivodeship
Lower Silesian Voivodeship
Lower Silesian Voivodeship, or Lower Silesia Province , is one of the 16 voivodeships into which Poland is currently divided. It lies in southwestern Poland...
.
External links
- Herren von Penzig territory purchased by city of Görlitz
- Penziger Heide and Görlitz on both banks of Neiße River on 1645 map.
- Historical Map of Lausitz, Görlitzer Kreis , Pentzig. East of Neiße River.
- Official town website
- Pieńsk information service
