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Pieńsk - Wikipedia Jump to content Main menu Main menu move to sidebar hide Navigation Main page Contents Current events Random article About Wikipedia Contact us Contribute Help Learn to edit Community portal Recent changes Upload file Special pages Search Search Appearance Donate Create account Log in Personal tools Donate Create account Log in Contents move to sidebar hide (Top) 1 History 2 Transport Toggle Transport subsection 2.1 Road 2.2 Rail 3 Notable residents 4 References 5 External links Toggle the table of contents Pieńsk 28 languages تۆرکجه Беларуская Català Cebuano Čeština Dansk Deutsch Esperanto Eesti فارسی Français Hornjoserbsce Italiano Jawa Latviešu Bahasa Melayu Nederlands Polski Português Română Русский Slovenčina Српски / srpski Svenska Ślůnski Українська Tiếng Việt 中文 Edit links Article Talk English Read Edit View history Tools Tools move to sidebar hide Actions Read Edit View history General What links here Related changes Upload file Permanent link Page information Cite this page Get shortened URL Switch to legacy parser Print/export Download as PDF Printable version In other projects Wikimedia Commons Wikidata item Appearance move to sidebar hide Coordinates: 51°14′47″N 15°2′46″E / 51.24639°N 15.04611°E / 51.24639; 15.04611 From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia "Penzig" redirects here. Not to be confused with Pinsk. For the German uradel noble family, see Penzig family. {{cite web |title=Population. Size and structure and vital statistics in Poland by territorial division in 2019. As of 30th June|url=https://stat.gov.pl/en/topics/population/population/population-size-and-structure-and-vital-statistics-in-poland-by-territorial-division-in-2019-as-of-30th-june,3,26.html|website=stat.gov.pl|publisher=Statistics Poland|date=2019-10-15|access-date=2020-02-14}}</ref>"},"population_total":{"wt":"5828"},"population_density_km2":{"wt":"auto"},"timezone":{"wt":"[[Central European Time|CET]]"},"utc_offset":{"wt":"+1"},"timezone_DST":{"wt":"[[Central European Summer Time|CEST]]"},"utc_offset_DST":{"wt":"+2"},"coordinates":{"wt":"{{coord|51|14|47|N|15|2|46|E|region:PL|display=title,inline}}"},"postal_code_type":{"wt":"Postal code"},"postal_code":{"wt":"59-930"},"blank_name":{"wt":"[[Polish car number plates|Car plates]]"},"blank_info":{"wt":"DZG"},"blank1_name":{"wt":"[[Köppen climate classification|Climate]]"},"blank1_info":{"wt":"[[Oceanic climate|Cfb]]"},"blank1_name_sec2":{"wt":"[[Voivodeship road]]s"},"blank1_info_sec2":{"wt":"[[File:DW351-PL.svg|32px]] [[File:DW353-PL.svg|32px]]"},"website":{"wt":"http://www.piensk.com.pl"}},"i":0}}]}'>Place in Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland Pieńsk Main promenade in Pieńsk Flag Coat of arms Pieńsk Location within Poland Coordinates: 51°14′47″N 15°2′46″E / 51.24639°N 15.04611°E / 51.24639; 15.04611[[Geographic coordinate system|Coordinates]]: {{#parsoid\u0000fragment:8}}[https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Pie%C5%84sk&params=51_14_47_N_15_2_46_E_region:PL_type:city(5828) 51°14′47″N 15°2′46″E / 51.24639°N 15.04611°E / 51.24639; 15.04611][[Category:Pages using gadget WikiMiniAtlas]]"}}'/> Country Poland Voivodeship Lower Silesian County Zgorzelec Gmina Pieńsk First mentioned 965 Town rights 1962 Government • Mayor Janusz Pawul Area • Total 9.92 km2 (3.83 sq mi) Population (2019-06-30[1]) • Total 5,828 • Density 587/km2 (1,520/sq mi) Time zone UTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST) Postal code 59-930 Car plates DZG Climate Cfb Voivodeship roads Website http://www.piensk.com.pl Pieńsk [pʲɛɲsk] (German: Penzig; Upper Sorbian: Pjeńsk) is a town in Zgorzelec County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.[2] It is the seat of the administrative district (gmina) called Gmina Pieńsk, and stands on the east bank of the Lusatian Neisse river, which forms the border between Poland and Germany. As of 2019[update], it has a population of 5,828. Historically considered as part of Upper Lusatia, although more closely associated with Lower Silesia in the early 14th century and from 1815. History [edit] Saint Francis of Assisi church In the Early Middle Ages, Pieńsk was a stronghold of the Bieżuńczanie tribe,[3] one of the Polish tribes.[4] The oldest known mention of the settlement dates back to 965.[5] Its name is of Slavic origin, and comes from the word pień, which means "trunk".[5] It was included in the early Polish state by first Polish King Bolesław I the Brave and in the 11th century it passed to the Duchy of Bohemia, which was elevated to a kingdom in 1198. The Upper Lusatian lords of Penzig (von Penzig) are first recorded in 1241. Besides Pieńsk the family held a number of other towns and territories on both banks of the Lusatian Neisse river. In 1250 a castle was built.[6] In 1321 local Polish Duke Henry I of Jawor confirmed the rights of the Penzig family to the settlement.[7] From the 14th century until 1815 at various times Pieńsk was under the rule of local Polish dukes of the Piast dynasty,[5] kings of Bohemia, Hungary, electors of Saxony and kings of Poland. In 1491 the city of Görlitz purchased the Penziger Heide (parts of the territory of Penzig) and combined it as Görlitzer Heide with its own communal territory.[7] These territories were previously also owned by the Penzig family. In 1815 it was annexed by Prussia, and, subsequently, in 1871 it became part of Germany. In 1841 it suffered a fire.[5] During World War II, there was a military hospital in the village, in which initially Polish, and later also French and Yugoslavian prisoners of war were kept.[8] The first 493 wounded Polish prisoners of war arrived to the hospital on September 22, 1939, during the joint German-Soviet invasion of Poland, which started the war.[8] Meetings of Polish prisoners of war, joint singing and Polish church services took place in the hospital.[8] Overall, 42 Polish prisoners of war died in the hospital,[5] and the bodies of the deceased were burned on the spot and buried at the local cemetery.[8] There is a monument dedicated to them at the cemetery.[5][8] The Germans also established the RAD-Lager 5/104 forced labour camp in the village. The Polish Second Army fought nearby on April 16–17, 1945, during the final stages of the war. After the defeat of Nazi Germany in 1945, Pieńsk became again part of Poland. In accordance to the Potsdam Agreement, the German population was expelled and the settlement was resettled by Poles, many of whom were displaced from former eastern Poland annexed by the Soviet Union. In 1962 Pieńsk was granted town rights.[5] Since 1999 it is administratively part of the Lower Silesian Voivodeship. Transport [edit] Road [edit] Voivodeship roads number 351 and 353 pass through Pieńsk. Rail [edit] Since 1846, Pieńsk railway station has served the town, and is on the Węgliniec–Görlitz railway.[9] Both regional and intercity services call here. Notable residents [edit] Minna Reichert (1869–1946), German politician Władysław Filipkowski (1892–1950), Polish military commander Gerd Tacke (1906–1997), German businessman Anna Zwirydowska (born 1986), Polish female freestyle wrestler References [edit] ↑ "Population. Size and structure and vital statistics in Poland by territorial division in 2019. As of 30th June". stat.gov.pl. Statistics Poland. 2019-10-15. Retrieved 2020-02-14. ↑ "Główny Urząd Statystyczny" [Central Statistical Office] (in Polish). To search: Select "Miejscowości (SIMC)" tab, select "fragment (min. 3 znaki)" (minimum 3 characters), enter town name in the field below, click "WYSZUKAJ" (Search). ↑ Bena, Waldemar (2006). Szlakiem grodzisk słowiańskich i średniowiecznych zamków (in Polish and German). Zgorzelec. pp. 9–10.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) ↑ "Plemiona polskie". Encyklopedia Internautica (in Polish). Retrieved 27 December 2020. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Historia". Gmina Pieńsk (in Polish). Retrieved 13 February 2020. ↑ "Historia - Gmina Pieńsk" [History of Pieńsk]. Gmina Pieńsk (in Polish). Archived from the original on 10 May 2023. Retrieved 22 September 2025. 1 2 Knothe, Hermann (1879). Geschichte des Oberlausitzer Adels und seiner Güter (in German). Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel. p. 568. 1 2 3 4 5 Lusek, Joanna; Goetze, Albrecht (2011). "Stalag VIII A Görlitz. Historia – teraźniejszość – przyszłość". Łambinowicki rocznik muzealny (in Polish). 34. Opole: 29. ↑ "Pieńsk". Ogólnopolska Baza Kolejowa (in Polish). Retrieved 22 September 2025. External links [edit] Official town website Pieńsk information service Archived 2011-09-28 at the Wayback Machine v t e Gmina Pieńsk Town and seat Pieńsk Villages Bielawa Dolna Bielawa Górna Dłużyna Dolna Dłużyna Górna Lasów Prędocice Stojanów Strzelno Żarka nad Nysą Żarki Średnie Authority control databases International VIAF GND National Pieńsk (Poland)"}]]}'>Czech Republic Geographic Pieńsk"}]]}'>MusicBrainz area Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Pieńsk&oldid=1352876290" Categories: Cities and towns in Lower Silesian Voivodeship Populated riverside places in Poland Zgorzelec County Cities in Silesia Hidden categories: Pages using gadget WikiMiniAtlas Articles with short description Short description is different from Wikidata Coordinates on Wikidata Pages using infobox settlement with deprecated parameters Articles containing German-language text Articles containing Upper Sorbian-language text CS1 Polish-language sources (pl) Articles containing potentially dated statements from 2019 All articles containing potentially dated statements CS1 maint: location missing publisher CS1 German-language sources (de) Webarchive template wayback links This page was last edited on 6 May 2026, at 19:40(UTC). 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