Sędziszów is a town in

Jędrzejów County __NOTOC__ Jędrzejów County ( pl, powiat jędrzejowski) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, south-central Poland. It came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish l ...

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, with 6,830 inhabitants (2004). The town belongs to

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Transport

Sędziszów railway station is a stop for both the PKP intercity trains and their regional trains. The

Broad Gauge Metallurgy Line Broad Gauge Metallurgy Line ( pl, links=no, Linia Hutnicza Szerokotorowa, LHS) is the longest broad gauge railway line in Poland. Except for this line and a few very short stretches near border crossings, Poland uses standard gauge. The singl ...

also goes through Sędziszów, and the town lies eight kilometres () from

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History

Sędziszów is a historic seat of the noble Jastrzębiec family (see

Jastrzębiec coat of arms Jastrzębiec () is one of the most ancient Polish coat of arms. Dating back to the 10th century, it has been used by Poland's oldest szlachta families — Poland's Immemorial nobility — and remains in use today. History Legend of the coat of ...

), and its history dates back to the 13th century. Within the Kingdom of Poland, it was administratively located in the

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in the Lesser Poland Province. Until

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, Sędziszów was a private village, its last owners were the Kamiński family. In the 15th century, it had a wooden church of St. Peter and Paul. The church burned in a fire, and a new, brick one was built in 1771. After the

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, since 1815, the village was located in Russian-controlled

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. During the

January Uprising The January Uprising ( pl, powstanie styczniowe; lt, 1863 metų sukilimas; ua, Січневе повстання; russian: Польское восстание; ) was an insurrection principally in Russia's Kingdom of Poland that was aimed at ...

, on January 31, 1864, Russian

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attacked a small unit of Polish insurgents near the village. After a skirmish in which there were several casualties on both sides, the insurgents managed to escape the Russians. The Russians then entered Sędziszów and murdered the defenseless heirs of the village from the Rusocki noble family. In 1885 Sędziszów received a rail station, along a line from

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(in the 1920s, a connection to

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via

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was added). After that, the center of the village gradually moved from its ancient market square towards the station, and Sędziszów emerged as a settlement for rail workers, with new houses and a roundhouse. In 1918, Poland regained independence and control of Sędziszów. Following the joint German-Soviet

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, which started

in September 1939, Sędziszów was occupied by Germany. In 1940, German occupiers expanded the station and the Sędziszów rail hub. At the same time, the town was a center of Polish resistance, with

Home Army The Home Army ( pl, Armia Krajowa, abbreviated AK; ) was the dominant resistance movement in German-occupied Poland during World War II. The Home Army was formed in February 1942 from the earlier Związek Walki Zbrojnej (Armed Resistance) esta ...

units operating here. During the

Warsaw Uprising The Warsaw Uprising ( pl, powstanie warszawskie; german: Warschauer Aufstand) was a major World War II operation by the Polish resistance movement in World War II, Polish underground resistance to liberate Warsaw from German occupation. It occ ...

, in September 1944, the Germans deported 100 Poles (mainly old people, ill people and women with children) from the Dulag 121 camp in

Pruszków Pruszków ( yi, ‏פּרושקאָוו) is a city in east-central Poland, situated in the Masovian Voivodeship since 1999. It was previously in Warszawa Voivodeship (1975–1998). Pruszków is the capital of Pruszków County, located along t ...

, where they were initially imprisoned, to Sędziszów. Until February 14, 1990, Sędziszów was a village.

Economy

The boiler factory "Sefako" is located in the town.

International relations

Sędziszów is twinned with *

Mykulyntsi Mykulyntsi ( uk, Микулинці, pl, Mikulińce, yi, מיקיליניץ, Mikolintza) is an urban-type settlement in Ternopil Raion (district) of Ternopil Oblast (province) in western Ukraine. The settlement lies on the banks of the Seret R ...

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References

External links

Official town webpage
{{DEFAULTSORT:Sedziszow Cities and towns in Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship Jędrzejów County Kielce Governorate Kielce Voivodeship (1919–1939)