Pyskowice, Lower Silesian Voivodeship
Pyskowice | |
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Village | |
Pyskowice | |
| Coordinates: 51°10′41″N 15°56′42″E / 51.17806°N 15.94500°E | |
| Country | Poland |
| Voivodeship | Lower Silesian |
| County | Złotoryja |
| Gmina | Złotoryja |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Vehicle registration | DZL |
Pyskowice [pɨskɔˈvit͡sɛ] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Złotoryja, within Złotoryja County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.
According to linguist Heinrich Adamy, the name of the village comes from the Polish word piasek, which means "sand". Since the Middle Ages, it was part of Piast-ruled Poland. Later on, it was also part of Bohemia (Czechia), Prussia and Germany. Following Germany's defeat in World War II, in 1945, the village became again part of Poland.