Widów, Silesian Voivodeship
Village in Silesian Voivodeship, Poland / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For other places with the same name, see Widów.
Widów [ˈviduf] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Rudziniec, within Gliwice County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland.[1] It lies approximately 5 kilometres (3 mi) north of Rudziniec, 22 km (14 mi) north-west of Gliwice, and 45 km (28 mi) west of the regional capital Katowice.
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Coordinates: 50°24′N 18°25′E | |
Country | Poland |
Voivodeship | Silesian |
County | Gliwice |
Gmina | Rudziniec |
Population | 317 |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Vehicle registration | SGL |
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The oldest known mention of the village comes from 1305, when it was part of Piast-ruled Poland.[2] It was the location of a motte-and-bailey castle from the 14th century, which is now an archaeological site.[2] In 1970, archaeologists found medieval pottery at the site.[2]