Skalbmierz is a town in south eastern

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, in

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, in

Kazimierza County __NOTOC__ Kazimierza County ( pl, powiat kazimierski) 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 loc ...

. It has 1,326 inhabitants (2004). Skalbmierz has a long and rich history, the town belongs to the province of

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. Skalbmierz received town charter in 1342, lost it in 1869, and regained in 1927.

History

First half of 12th century – Presumably Skalbmierz foundation
1217 – Skalbmierz first mentioned in written sources
1241 – Skalbmierz devastated by Tatars (see Mongol invasion of Poland)
1242 –

Konrad I of Masovia Konrad I of Masovia (ca. 1187/88 – 31 August 1247), from the Polish Piast dynasty, was the sixth Duke of Masovia and Kuyavia from 1194 until his death as well as High Duke of Poland from 1229 to 1232 and again from 1241 to 1243. Life Konrad wa ...

called a meeting in Skalbmierz, where he imprisoned representatives of Lesser Poland
1309 – First mention of school in Skalbmierz
1342, 20 February – Skalbmierz gains town charter (see

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) from King

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 ...

1400 – Stanisław of Skarbimierz became first vice-chancellor of

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(''Akademia Krakowska'')
1427 – Skalbmierz's town charter confirmed by King

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1483, 24 May – Cracow bishop Jan Rzeszowski confirmed the town charter of Skalbmierz
1578 – King

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confirmed the right of Cracow curates to appoint Skalbmierz president canons of the Chapter
1618 – Great fire of city
1652–1653 – The plague in city
1655–1657 – Total destruction of Skalbmierz by Swedes, Hungarians and Cossacks (see

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)
1781, 25 September – King Stanisław August Poniatowski confirmed current privileges of Skalbmierz
1794, 29 April – Russian general Fiodor Denisov during the retreat from Racławice robbed Skalbmierz and set it on fire
1807 and 1808 – City destroyed by the fire
1810, 17 April – Skalbmierz became capital of Skalbmierz County
1819 – Dissolution of collegiate church
1831, 24 October – Skirmish of insurgents near Drożejowice (see November Uprising)
1869 – Russian administration takes away Skalbmierz city rights, after January Uprising
1884 –

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stayed in Skalbmierz
1906 – Fire of Skalbmierz church
1912 – Fire brigade established in Skalbmierz
1918 – Rise of

Polish Military Organization The Polish Military Organisation, PMO ( pl, Polska Organizacja Wojskowa, POW) was a secret military organization which formed during World War I (1914-1918). Józef Piłsudski founded the group in August 1914; it adopted the name ''POW'' in Novem ...

(''Polska Organizacja Wojskowa'') and Scout Team
since 1919 – Railway station built in Skalbmierz (station on the route between Charsznica and Kocmyrzów)
1927, 31 March – Skalbmierz regains city rights thanks to Antoni Baum’s initiative
1927 – Stefczyk’s cash office opened, prototype of today’s Co-operative Bank (''Bank Spółdzielczy'', see

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)
1931 – Creation of Committee of Military Preparation and Physical Education in Sklabmierz
1933 – Shooting association established
1933–1934 – New building of common school erected
1939, 6 and 7 September – Fights in Skalbmierz, see

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1939, 14 November – Region of Skalbmierz and

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joined and turned into a state of underground activity
1944, 5 September – Pacification of Skalbmierz
1945, 14 January – Units of

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entered Skalbmierz
1948, 1 August – Establishment of Communal cooperative "SCh"
1952 – Electrification of Skalbmierz completed
1956 – Skalbmierz incorporated into

Kazimierza Wielka Kazimierza Wielka () is a town in Poland, in Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, about northeast of Kraków. It is the administrative seat of Kazimierza County (''powiat kazimierski''). With a population of 5,848 (2005), it is the smallest county seat ...

county
1959 – Thanks to Emilian Jaros’s initiative a vocational school opened (later renamed as Team of Vocational Schools)
1969, 3 September – Skalbmierz decorated with

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(3rd class)
1984, 1 October – New primary school building opened for public use
2005 – Water reservoir "Skalbmierz" built

History

See also