Grochowiska [ɡrɔxɔˈviska] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Pińczów, within Pińczów County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in south-central Poland. It lies approximately 9 kilometres (6 mi) south-east of Pińczów and 43 km (27 mi) south of the regional capital Kielce.[1]
Grochowiska | |
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Village | |
  Grochowiska | |
| Coordinates: 50°29′51″N 20°38′13″E / 50.49750°N 20.63694°E | |
| Country |  Poland |
| Voivodeship | Świętokrzyskie |
| County | Pińczów |
| Gmina | Pińczów |
The village is famous for the Battle of Grochowiska in 1863, one of the major engagements of the January Uprising.