Świętokrzyskie Mountains
The Świętokrzyskie Mountains, or Holy Cross Mountains (Polish: Góry Świętokrzyskie ), are a mountain range in central Poland, in the vicinity of the city of Kielce.
Latitude and longitude of Wąchock
Satellite map of Wąchock
Wąchock [ˈvɔ̃xɔt͡sk] is a town in Starachowice County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, Poland, near Starachowice. In 2006, it had 2,777 inhabitants. Wachock received its town charter in 1454, lost it in 1869, and regained in 1994. The town is located in historic Lesser Poland, and is famous across Poland for jokes about its inhabitants and their sołtys (head of a village). Wąchock has the Monument of the Sołtys, also the town organizes annual meeting of Polish sołtyses. The town lies on National Road Nr.
Population: 2,747
Latitude: 51° 04' 26.08" N
Longitude: 21° 00' 44.75" E
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274 Articles of interest near Wąchock, Poland
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Wąchock
Wąchock [ˈvɔ̃xɔt͡sk] is a town in Starachowice County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, Poland, near Starachowice. In 2006, it had 2,777 inhabitants. Wachock received its town charter in 1454, lost it in 1869, and regained in 1994. The town is located in…
Michniów
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