Pilszcz p is a village

Village

A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet with the population ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand , Though often located in rural areas, the term urban village is also applied to certain urban neighbourhoods, such as the West Village in Manhattan, New...

 in the administrative district of Gmina Kietrz

Gmina Kietrz

Gmina Kietrz is an urban-rural gmina in Głubczyce County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland, on the Czech border...

, within Głubczyce County, Opole Voivodeship

Opole Voivodeship

- Administrative division :Opole Voivodeship is divided into 12 counties : 1 city county and 11 land counties. These are further divided into 71 gminas.The counties are listed in the following table .- Economy :...

, in south-western Poland, close to the Czech

Czech Republic

The Czech Republic is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Poland to the northeast, Slovakia to the east, Austria to the south, and Germany to the west and northwest....

 border. It lies approximately 11 kilometres (7 mi) south-west of Kietrz

Kietrz

Kietrz is a town in Głubczyce County, Opole Voivodeship, Poland, near the border with the Czech Republic. As of 2007, it has a population of 6,366.-Notable residents:*Alfons Luczny , Luftwaffe general...

, 24 km (15 mi) south of Głubczyce, and 74 km (46 mi) south of the regional capital Opole

Opole

Opole is a city in southern Poland on the Oder River . It has a population of 125,992 and is the capital of the Upper Silesia, Opole Voivodeship and, also the seat of Opole County...

.

Before 1945 the area was part of Germany (see Territorial changes of Poland after World War II

Territorial changes of Poland after World War II

The territorial changes of Poland after World War II were very extensive. In 1945, following the Second World War, Poland's borders were redrawn following the decisions made at the Potsdam Conference of 1945 at the insistence of the Soviet Union...

).

The village has a population of 755.