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Czernichów, Silesian Voivodeship

Czernichów
Village
Chapel and wooden belfry
Chapel and wooden belfry
Czernichów is located in Poland
Czernichów
Czernichów
Coordinates: 49°45′N 19°12′E / 49.750°N 19.200°E / 49.750; 19.200
Country Poland Poland
Voivodeship Silesian
County Żywiec
Gmina Czernichów
Established first half of the 16th century
Highest elevation 400 m (1,300 ft)
Lowest elevation 330 m (1,080 ft)
Population 1,098

Czernichów [t͡ʂɛrˈnixuf] is a village in Żywiec County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Czernichów. It lies approximately 7 kilometres (4 mi) north of Żywiec and 58 km (36 mi) south of the regional capital Katowice.

The village has a population of 1,098.

The village was most probably established in the first half of the 16th century either by Vlachs or Germans.

Czernichów is twinned with:

Coordinates: 49°45′N 19°12′E / 49.750°N 19.200°E / 49.750; 19.200



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