Piece: Holiday Apartments and Holiday Homes

Piece is home to the historic Cila mine shaft and a chapel dedicated to Saint John of Nepomuk and Our Lady of the Rosary. For visitors interested in industrial and ecclesiastical history, these two sites provide a tangible point of reference.

You can rent a holiday apartment in Piece.

Piece covers an area of 2.32 km².

Culture

According to the municipal profile, the name Piece probably refers to limestone quarrying near Pszów or Czernica and to the burning of lime in the area of present-day Piece.

An alternative historical explanation links the name Piece to the production of tar. The earliest recorded form is given as Piecy; the form is interpreted as “miejsce warzenia smoły” (“a place where tar was boiled”).

In the immediate vicinity of Piece are Czernica – Dworek, Lyski – Zamek and Halda Szarlota [Rydułtowy].

In the surrounding area of Piece are Zwonowice – Dworek mysliwski and Dzimierz – Zameczek.

Landscape

Vinná hora, Dembina [Dolní Lutyně-Věřňovice] and Něbrojův kopec [Dětmarovice] are located in the wider regional surroundings of Piece.

Cycling

A road cycling route passes through Piece and forms part of an approximately 50 km loop connecting Rybnik, Gaszowice and other settlements in the surrounding area. For travellers interested in road cycling tours, the route passing through Piece provides a tangible point of reference.

For further destination options, you can also open these pages: Palowice, Jankowice Rybnickie, Czerwionka-Leszczyny, Sumina, Jejkowice, Bełk, Czernica, Rybnik.

To the overarching travel overview: Rybnik.