Pisz
Pisz | |
|---|---|
Town Hall Saint John the Baptist church Water tower | |
| Coordinates: 53°37′N 21°48′E / 53.617°N 21.800°E | |
| Country | Poland |
| Voivodeship | Warmian-Masurian |
| County | Pisz |
| Gmina | Pisz |
| Established | 14th century |
| Town rights | 1451-1455, 1645 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Dariusz Kiński |
| Area | |
• Total | 10.08 km2 (3.89 sq mi) |
| Population (2016) | |
• Total | 19,466 |
| • Density | 1,900/km2 (5,000/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 12-200 |
| Area code | +48 87 |
| Car plates | NPI |
| National roads | |
| Website | http://www.pisz.pl/ |
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Pisz (pronounced Peesh [pʲiʂ], previously also Jańsbork, German: Johannisburg) is a historic town in the Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship in northern Poland, with a population of 19,466 (2016). It is the seat of Pisz County. Pisz is situated at the junction of Lake Roś and the Pisa River, in the region of Masuria.