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Czernichów, Silesian Voivodeship

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Czernichów
Village
Chapel and wooden belfryChapel and wooden belfry
Czernichów is located in PolandCzernichówCzernichów
Coordinates: 49°45′N 19°12′E / 49.750°N 19.200°E / 49.750; 19.200
Country Poland
VoivodeshipSilesian
CountyŻywiec
GminaCzernichów
Establishedfirst half of the 16th century
Highest elevation400 m (1,300 ft)
Lowest elevation330 m (1,080 ft)
Population1,136

Czernichów is a village in Żywiec County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Czernichów. 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.

Czernichów is twinned with:

References

  1. "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
  2. Truś, Radosław (2008). Beskid Mały. Przewodnik. Pruszków: Oficyna Wydawnicza „Rewasz“. p. 261. ISBN 978-83-89188-77-9.
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