Piggy - a village located in Poland, voivodeship of Lodz, Sieradz district, in the Goszczanów commune.
Geographic coordinates: 51 ° 45′03 ″ N 18 ° 27′49 ″ E
The village was mentioned in 1355.
The family seat of the Chlewski family, Korab coat of arms. From the 17th century, Chlew was owned by the Biernacki family, followed by the Niemojowscy and the Strzelecki families.
In the village, there is a historic church. st. Benedykt Abbot, brick, single-nave, from 1779-1788, funded by a testamentary record by Paweł Biernacki (died in 1716).
Baroque-Classicist organ prospect from the turn of the 18th and 19th centuries. Music choir supported by three arcades. Two baroque crucifixes from the 18th century. Interior fittings mainly from the 18th century. Examples of old woodwork, furniture and door locks.
A copy of Rubens' painting "The Descent from the Cross" in Kalisz is noteworthy.
Sculpture of the Risen Christ, probably from the 17th century. Valuable liturgical vessels, including a mass box for communicants from 1640
In the cemetery (just behind the gate) there is the tomb of the owner of nearby Wojsławice, an insurgent of 1863, Józef Szumski (1844–1912), his father Maria Dąbrowska, the prototype of Bogumił Niechcic from "Nights and days".
Nearby, a group of well-preserved tombs of former landowners from the following areas: Bogdaszewskie, Glotzów, Kawieckie, Łozińskie, Niemojowskie, Sokolnickie, Strzeleckie, Suchorskie.
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