Skrzynno 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 ...

in the administrative district of Gmina Wieniawa, within

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, in east-central Poland. It lies approximately west of Wieniawa, east of

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, and south of

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. The village has a population of 300. The village has a long and rich history. In the early days of the

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, Skrzynno was an important center of northwestern

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. First mention of Skrzynno comes from the year 1136. In a

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of Pope Innocent II, a settlement called Scrin is presented. By 1234, Skrzynno already was a local administrative center (districtus Scrin), and first mention of its parish church comes from 1280. In that year, Prince Przemysl II made a transaction with Bishop of

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, giving him villages in Greater Poland, in exchange for Skrzynno, together with the church (villa forensem sitam in terra Sandomiriensi cum ecclesia). A few years later, Przemysl II sold Skrzynno to

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n Prince

Mestwin II Mestwin II ( pl, Mściwój II or ''Mszczuj II'') ( 1220 – December 25, 1294) was a Duke of Pomerelia, member of the Samborides dynasty. He ruled Pomerelia as a sole ruler from 1273 to 1294. Early life Mestwin II was the son of Swietopelk II an ...

. In the early 14th century, Skrzynno was handed over to Wladyslaw Lokietek. The town was divided into two separate municipalities - Skrzynsko (Antiqua Skrzin) and Skrzynno (Skrzin). Furthermore, there was a settlement called Nova Skrzin. It is not known when Skrzynno received its town charter ( Sroda Slaska rights), it probably took place before the year 1308. During the reign of

Kazimierz Wielki Casimir III the Great ( pl, Kazimierz III Wielki; 30 April 1310 – 5 November 1370) reigned as the King of Poland from 1333 to 1370. He also later became King of Ruthenia in 1340, and fought to retain the title in the Galicia-Volhynia Wars. He ...

, Skrzynno was a royal town. In the second half of the 14th century, it became property of Cistercian Abbey from Sulejow (see Sulejow Abbey). It has not been established who was the founder of the Skrzynno parish church. It could have been Piotr Wlostowic, who lived in the late 11th and early 12th century. Current church was built in 1626-38. After the destruction in the

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, the church was remodelled several times. Grand Master of the Teutonic Knights

Ulrich von Jungingen Ulrich von Jungingen (1360 – 15 July 1410) was the 26th Grand Masters of the Teutonic Knights, Grand Master of the Teutonic Knights, serving from 1407 to 1410. His policy of confrontation with the Grand Duchy of Lithuania and the Kingdom of Pol ...

was killed by the knight Mszczuj from Skrzynno in the

Battle of Grunwald The Battle of Grunwald, Battle of Žalgiris or First Battle of Tannenberg was fought on 15 July 1410 during the Polish–Lithuanian–Teutonic War. The alliance of the Crown of the Kingdom of Poland and the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, led respec ...

(Tannenberg) in 1410.

References

{{Coord, 51, 21, 49, N, 20, 43, 10, E, source:plwiki_region:PL_scale:10000, display=title Skrzynno Lesser Poland Radom Governorate Łódź Voivodeship (1919–1939)