Piotrowice Nyskie | |
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Village | |
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  Piotrowice Nyskie | |
| Coordinates: 50°24′39″N 17°9′11″E / 50.41083°N 17.15306°E | |
| Country |  Poland |
| Voivodeship | Opole |
| County | Nysa |
| Gmina | Otmuchów |
| Elevation | 210 m (690 ft) |
| Population (approx.) | 300 |
Piotrowice Nyskie [pjɔtrɔˈvit͡sɛ ˈnɨskʲɛ] (German Peterwitz) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Otmuchów, within Nysa County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland, close to the Czech border.[1] It lies approximately 7 kilometres (4 mi) south of Otmuchów, 15 km (9 mi) south-west of Nysa, and 63 km (39 mi) south-west of the regional capital Opole.
The village has a seventeenth-century former bishop's palace which is currently being restored by the author Jim Parton. [2]
An inn run by Emanuel Otte, circa 1930. The town was then called "Peterwitz," having been part of Germany.
References
- ↑ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
- ↑ Jim Parton. "Jim Parton-books". http://piotrowicenyskie.com/jim-parton-books.html. Palace at Piotrowicach Nyskich. Accessed June 9, 2012.
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