Piechcin


Piechcin is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Barcin, within Żnin County, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-central Poland. It lies approximately south-east of Barcin, east of Żnin, and south of Bydgoszcz. The village has a population of 2,987.
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 is situated in Piechcin.