Skotniki, Piotrków County

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Skotniki
Village
Skotniki
Coordinates: 51°12′N 19°56′E / 51.200°N 19.933°E / 51.200; 19.933
Country  Poland
Voivodeship Łódź
County Piotrków County
Gmina Aleksandrów

Skotniki [skɔtˈniki] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Aleksandrów, within Piotrków County, Łódź Voivodeship, in central Poland. It lies approximately 9 kilometres (6 mi) south-west of Aleksandrów, 29 km (18 mi) south-east of Piotrków Trybunalski, and 73 km (45 mi) south-east of the regional capital Łódź.[1]

Skotniki lies on the Pilica River. It contains a church from the year 1528 and a manor house (16th century) with a park from the turn of the 16th and 17th centuries. Skotniki is a famous summer resort. The village is on the "Szlak wodny Pilicy" - a kayak route on the Pilica River. In the area are Diabla Góra Nature Reserve (Polish: Rezerwat przyrody Diabla Góra) and a landscape park called Sulejów Landscape Park (Sulejowski Park Krajobrazowy).

References

  1. ↑ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) – TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
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Coordinates: 51°12′N 19°56′E / 51.200°N 19.933°E / 51.200; 19.933

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