Piechcin ' is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Barcin

Gmina Barcin

Gmina Barcin is an urban-rural gmina in Żnin County, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-central Poland. Its seat is the town of Barcin, which lies approximately east of Żnin and south of Bydgoszcz....

, within Żnin County

Znin County

Żnin County is a unit of territorial administration and local government in Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, north-central Poland. It came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998. Its administrative seat and largest town is Żnin, which lies...

, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship

Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship

-Transportation:Transportation infrastructure is of critical importance to the voivodeship's economy. Kuyavia-Pomerania is a major node point in the Polish transportation system. Railway lines from the South and East pass through Bydgoszcz in order to reach the major ports on the Baltic Sea...

, in north-central Poland. It lies approximately 7 kilometres (4 mi) south-east of Barcin

Barcin

Barcin is a town in Poland, in Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, in Żnin County. It has 7,864 inhabitants .-External links:*...

, 24 km (15 mi) east of Żnin

Żnin

Żnin is a small town in Poland with a population of 14,558 . It is in the Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship and is the capital of Żnin County. The town is situated in the historic land of Pałuki and the Gniezno Lake Area on the river Gąsawka.-Etymology:The name originates from the Polish word...

, and 33 km (21 mi) south of Bydgoszcz. The village has a population of 3,186.

A limestone

Limestone

Limestone is a sedimentary rock composed largely of the minerals calcite and aragonite, which are different crystal forms of calcium carbonate . Many limestones are composed from skeletal fragments of marine organisms such as coral or foraminifera....

 quarry provides limestone to the Lafarge

Lafarge

Lafarge is a French industrial company specialising in four major products: cement, construction aggregates, concrete and gypsum wallboard. In 2010 the company was the world's second-largest cement manufacturer by mass shipped behind Holcim.-History:...

 cement factory, which is also situated there. This quarry has been operational since 1860, and was acquired by the Lafarge Group in 1996.