Czernichów, Silesian Voivodeship

Village in Silesian Voivodeship, Poland

49°45′N 19°12′E / 49.750°N 19.200°E / 49.750; 19.200Country

PolandVoivodeshipSilesianCountyŻywiecGminaCzernichówEstablishedfirst half of the 16th centuryHighest elevation

400 m (1,300 ft)Lowest elevation

330 m (1,080 ft)Population

1,136

Czernichów [t͡ʂɛrˈɲixuf] is a village in Żywiec County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Czernichów.^[1] 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.^[2]

Czernichów is twinned with:

Bicester, Oxfordshire in Great Britain

References

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