Piątnica

Infobox Settlement
name = Piątnica
settlement_type = Village
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subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = POL
subdivision_type1 = Voivodeship
subdivision_name1 = Podlaskie
subdivision_type2 = County
subdivision_name2 = Łomża County
subdivision_type3 = Gmina
subdivision_name3 = Piątnica
latd = 53
latm = 11
lats = 43
latNS = N
longd = 22
longm = 5
longs = 43
longEW = E
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population_total = 1800
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Piątnica IPA-pl| [|p|j|o|n|t|'|n|i|c|a|] is a village in Łomża County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Piątnica. It lies approximately convert|4|km|mi|0 north of Łomża and convert|73|km|mi|0|abbr=on west of the regional capital Białystok.

In 2006 the village had a population of 1,800.

The village is a suburb of Łomża that lies directly across the Narew River from the city. It was founded by Janusz from Zaborowo who built also the first church (1407). The village has a Neo-Gothic church (1931),which was destroyed during the Second World War and reconstructed after that. There are also Russian forts from the 19th century and the First World War.

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