Nieznamierowice is a

village A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town (although the word is often used to describe both hamlets and smaller towns), with a population typically ranging from a few hundred to ...

in the administrative district of

Gmina Rusinów __NOTOC__ Gmina Rusinów is a rural gmina (administrative district) in Przysucha County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland. Its seat is the village of Rusinów, Gmina Rusinów, Rusinów, which lies approximately north-west of Przysucha ...

, within

Przysucha County __NOTOC__ Przysucha County ( pl, powiat przysuski) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Masovian Voivodeship, east-central Poland. It came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local government ...

Masovian Voivodeship The Masovian Voivodeship, also known as the Mazovia Province ( pl, województwo mazowieckie ) is a voivodeship (province) in east-central Poland, with its capital located in the city of Warsaw, which also serves as the capital of the country. The ...

, in east-central Poland. It lies in

Lesser Poland Lesser Poland, often known by its Polish name Małopolska ( la, Polonia Minor), is a historical region situated in southern and south-eastern Poland. Its capital and largest city is Kraków. Throughout centuries, Lesser Poland developed a s ...

, approximately north of Rusinów, north of

Przysucha Przysucha is a town in south-central Poland. Located in historic Lesser Poland, it is part of the Masovian Voivodeship, about 100 km southwest of Warsaw and 40 km west of Radom. It is the capital of Przysucha County, and the town 6,7 ...

, and south of

Warsaw Warsaw ( pl, Warszawa, ), officially the Capital City of Warsaw,, abbreviation: ''m.st. Warszawa'' is the capital and largest city of Poland. The metropolis stands on the River Vistula in east-central Poland, and its population is officia ...

. The village has an approximate population of 640, and used to be a town from the late 15th century to 1720. The history of Nieznamierowice dates back to the early years of the Polish statehood, when on a small local hill stood a gord, protected by the Drzewiczka river. In 1028, Nieznamierowice became a royal village, upon order of King

Mieszko II Mieszko II Lambert (; c. 990 – 10/11 May 1034) was King of Poland from 1025 to 1031, and Duke from 1032 until his death. He was the second son of Bolesław I the Brave, but the eldest born from his third wife Emnilda of Lusatia. He was proba ...

. Soon afterwards, it became the seat of the Znamierowski family, which named it Znamierowice. It is not known when Znamierowice was granted

Magdeburg rights Magdeburg rights (german: Magdeburger Recht; also called Magdeburg Law) were a set of town privileges first developed by Otto I, Holy Roman Emperor (936–973) and based on the Flemish Law, which regulated the degree of internal autonomy within ...

town charter, but it probably happened in the 15th century. Its name was changed to Nieznamierowice, and the newly established town became the seat of a St. Andrew Roman Catholic parish, which was transferred here in 1521 from Galki. A wooden church was built here, then another one (1760-1782), which burned in 1922. Current church was built from

limestone Limestone ( calcium carbonate ) is a type of carbonate sedimentary rock which is the main source of the material lime. It is composed mostly of the minerals calcite and aragonite, which are different crystal forms of . Limestone forms whe ...

in 1923-1933. Nieznamierowice lost its town charter in 1720 and has since been a village.

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Nieznamierowice Nieznamierowice is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Rusinów, within Przysucha County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland. It lies in Lesser Poland, approximately north of Rusinów, Gmina Rusinów, Rusinów, north of P ...