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Pieczonogi, Lesser Poland Voivodeship

Coordinates: 50°15′N 20°17′E / 50.250°N 20.283°E / 50.250; 20.283
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Pieczonogi
Village
Pieczonogi is located in Poland
Pieczonogi
Pieczonogi
Coordinates: 50°15′N 20°17′E / 50.250°N 20.283°E / 50.250; 20.283
Country Poland
VoivodeshipLesser Poland
CountyProszowice
GminaPałecznica

Pieczonogi [pjɛt͡ʂɔˈnɔɡi] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Pałecznica, within Proszowice County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland.[1] It lies approximately 7 kilometres (4 mi) south-west of Pałecznica, 6 km (4 mi) north of Proszowice, and 33 km (21 mi) north-east of the regional capital Kraków.

Name

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The toponym of the village comes from the Pechenegs, a semi-nomadic Turkic people who settled in the area during the time of the Piast dynasty. The Pechenegs in this area may have come as military settlers or may have simply been herders. They also lent their name to Pieczonogi, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship and Pieczonóg-Gacki, a village near Szydłów.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) – TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
  2. ^ Paroń, Aleksander (2021). "7". The Pechenegs: nomads in the political and cultural landscape of Medieval Europe. Leiden Boston: Brill. ISBN 978-90-04-44109-5. Retrieved 30 October 2024.