Pieńsk
Pieńsk | |
|---|---|
Main promenade in Pieńsk | |
| Coordinates: 51°14′47″N 15°2′46″E / 51.24639°N 15.04611°E | |
| 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) | |
• Total | 5,828 |
| • Density | 590/km2 (1,500/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. 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. It lies approximately 11 km (7 mi) north of Zgorzelec, and 140 km (87 mi) west of the regional capital Wrocław. As of 2019, 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.