Czernichów [t͡ʂɛrˈɲixuf] is a village in Żywiec County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Czernichów.[1] It lies approximately 7 kilometres (4 mi) north of Żywiec and 58 km (36 mi) south of the regional capital Katowice.

Czernichów
Village
Chapel and wooden belfry
Czernichów
Coordinates: 49°45′N 19°12′E
Country	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

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.[2]

Czernichów is twinned with:

• Bicester, Oxfordshire in Great Britain

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