Włoszczowa
Włoszczowa [vwɔʂˈt͡ʂɔva] (
Włoszczowa | |
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Church in Włoszczowa | |
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Coordinates: 50°51′15″N 19°58′1″E | |
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Voivodeship | Świętokrzyskie |
County | Włoszczowa County |
Gmina | Gmina Włoszczowa |
Area | |
• Total | 30.17 km2 (11.65 sq mi) |
Elevation | 240 m (790 ft) |
Population (2012) | |
• Total | 10,657 |
• Density | 350/km2 (910/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal code | 29-100 |
Area code(s) | +48 41 |
Car plates | TLW |
Website | http://www.gmina-wloszczowa.pl |
Włoszczowa was first mentioned in 1154, when Prince Henryk Sandomierski handed the village known then as Vloszcova to the Sovereign Military Order of Malta monks. It received its town charter in 1539, when King Zygmunt Stary handed the document to the starosta of Chęciny, Hieronim Szafraniec. The town remained the property of the Szafraniec family until the late 18th century. In the Kingdom of Poland and the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, Włoszczowa was part of Lesser Poland’s Sandomierz Voivodeship. After the Partitions of Poland, it belonged to Russian-controlled Congress Poland (1815 - 1918). In the Second Polish Republic, Włoszczowa belonged to Kielce Voivodeship. It had a large Jewish population, which made 50% of its population in 1925. Almost all Włoszczowa’s Jews were murdered by the Germans in the Holocaust. Among points of interest there are remains of a 12th-century gord, with traces of a moat, and ruins of the Szafraniec family castle (16th century). Furthermore, there is a 17th-century parish church, and the 16th-century urban layout of the streets.
Twin towns
Włoszczowa is twinned with:
Illintsi, Ukraine Le Passage, Lot-et-Garonne, France
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Twin towns - Sister cities IllintsiUkraine