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Country
  
Poland

Gmina
  
Pszczyna

Elevation
  
262 m

Voivodeship
  
Silesian Voivodeship

County
  
Pszczyna

Population
  
2,900

Local time
  
Friday 9:39 AM

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Weather
  
13°C, Wind SW at 11 km/h, 68% Humidity

Piasek [ˈpjasɛk] (literally sand, German: Sandau) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Pszczyna, within Pszczyna County, Silesian Voivodeship, southern Poland. It lies approximately 4 km (2.5 miles) north of Pszczyna and 27 km (17 miles) south of the regional capital Katowice.

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Map of Piasek, Poland

The village has a population of 2,900.

History

The village was first mentioned in 1468 as de Piasek.

During the political upheaval caused by Matthias Corvinus the land around Pszczyna was overtaken by Casimir II, Duke of Cieszyn, who sold it in 1517 to the Hungarian magnates of the Thurzó family, forming the Pless state country. In the accompanying sales document issued on 21 February 1517 the village was mentioned as Pyesek. The Kingdom of Bohemia in 1526 became part of the Habsburg Monarchy. In the War of the Austrian Succession most of Silesia was conquered by the Kingdom of Prussia, including the village.

References

Piasek Wikipedia