Piechcin
village of Poland
Piechcin [ˈpʲɛxt͡ɕin] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Barcin, within Żnin County, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-central Poland.
A limestone quarry provides limestone to the LafargeHolcim cement factory, which is also situated there. This quarry has been operational since 1860, and was acquired by the Lafarge Group in 1996.
The village is also known for its another flooded limestone quarry, which is available for diving.
The Parish of Our Lady of Częstochowa and St. Barbara (Polish: Parafia Matki Boskiej Częstochowskiej i świętej Barbary) is situated in Piechcin.
“Piechcin” enters the record as village of Poland. Crown Archives preserves that source wording while asking what Piechcin, village and Poland can confirm, complicate or overturn.
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The strongest evidence will usually combine a dated visual record with documents produced by the authority responsible for the place. The source revision retrieved here is dated Jun 1, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q604316. Authority coordinates are 52.820, 18.040. 1 of 2 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 1860 and 1996.
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