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Częstochowa County
Częstochowa County () is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Silesian Voivodeship, southern Poland. It came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998. Its administrative seat is the city of Częstochowa, although the city is not part of the county (it constitutes a separate city county). The towns in Częstochowa County are Blachownia, Koniecpol, Przyrów and Olsztyn, Silesian Voivodeship, Olsztyn. The county covers an area of . As of 2019 its total population is 134,637, out of which the population of Blachownia is 9,545, that of Koniecpol is 5,910, and the rural population is 119,182. Neighbouring counties Apart from the city of Częstochowa, Częstochowa County is also bordered by Pajęczno County to the north, Radomsko County to the north-east, Włoszczowa County to the east, Zawiercie County and Myszków County to the south, Lubliniec County to the west, and Kłobuck County to the north-w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Powiat
A ''powiat'' (; ) is the second-level unit of local government and administration in Poland, equivalent to a county, district or prefecture (Local administrative unit, LAU-1 [formerly Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics, NUTS-4]) in other countries. The term "''powiat''" is most often translated into English as "county" or "district" (sometimes "poviat"). In historical contexts, this may be confusing because the Polish term ''hrabstwo'' (an administrative unit administered/owned by a ''hrabia'' (count) is also literally translated as "county". A ''powiat'' is part of a larger unit, the Voivodeships of Poland, voivodeship (Polish language, Polish ''województwo'') or province. A ''powiat'' is usually subdivided into ''gminas'' (in English, often referred to as "Commune (administrative division), communes" or "municipality, municipalities"). Major towns and cities, however, function as separate counties in their own right, without subdivision into ''gmina''s. They ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gmina Mykanów
__NOTOC__ Gmina Mykanów is a rural gmina (administrative district) in Częstochowa County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. Its seat is the village of Mykanów, which lies approximately north of Częstochowa and north of the regional capital Katowice. The gmina covers an area of , and as of 2019 its total population is 15,056. Villages Gmina Mykanów contains the villages and settlements of Adamów, Antoniów, Borowno, Borowno-Kolonia, Cykarzew Północny, Cykarzew Północny-Stacja, Czarny Las, Dudki, Florków, Grabowa, Grabówka, Jamno, Kokawa, Kolonia Wierzchowisko, Kuźnica Kiedrzyńska, Kuźnica Lechowa, Lemańsk, Łochynia, Lubojenka, Lubojna, Mykanów, Nowa Rybna, Nowy Broniszew, Nowy Kocin, Osiny, Pasieka, Przedkocin, Radostków, Radostków-Kolonia, Rusinów, Rybna, Stary Broniszew, Stary Cykarzew, Stary Cykarzew POM, Stary Kocin, Topolów, Tylin, Wierzchowisko, Wola Hankowska and Wola Kiedrzyńska. Neighbouring gminas Gm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Olsztyn, Silesian Voivodeship
Olsztyn is a town in Częstochowa County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Olsztyn. It lies in historic Lesser Poland, approximately south-east of Częstochowa and north of the voivodeship capital Katowice. The village has a population of 2,331. It contains the ruins of a 14th-century castle, which was located on a hill above the village. Name and location Olsztyn belongs to Lesser Poland, and lies on the Trail of the Eagles' Nests, a popular tourist trail, which was named after a chain of 25 medieval castles which the trail passes by, between Częstochowa and Kraków. Its original name was ''Holsztyn'', which is a Polonized version of the German word ''Holstein'' (or ''Hohlenstein''); the name refers to German settlers, who founded the village in the Middle Ages (see Ostsiedlung, Walddeutsche). History The first mentions of Olsztyn come from the beginning of the 14th century. At that time, it ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Przyrów
Przyrów is a town in Częstochowa County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Przyrów. It lies approximately east of Częstochowa and north-east of the regional capital Katowice. Przyrów is part of historic province of Lesser Poland. History Przyrów was founded in 1369, when King Casimir III the Great granted Środa law, Środa town rights modeled after Środa Śląska, in a location near the village of Komorów. Following other medieval towns of Europe, Przyrów had a market square, and several streets. Its first Vogt, wójt was Jakub Rechicki of Nagłowice, and town's privileges were confirmed by several other Polish kings. In the 14th century Przyrów emerged as an important center of beer production. By the 15th century, the village Komorów was included within the town limits of Przyrów. It was a royal city in Poland, royal town, with a wójt and a council, administratively located in the Lelów C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Koniecpol
Koniecpol is a town in Częstochowa County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland, with 5,910 inhabitants (2019). It is situated on the Pilica River, in the historic Sieradz Land. History It was granted town rights by King Władysław III Warneńczyk in 1443. Koniecpol, also known as ''Nowopole'', was a private town, administratively located in the Radomsko County in the Sieradz Voivodeship in the Greater Poland Province of the Kingdom of Poland. It was the seat of the Koniecpolski magnate family, and later it passed to the Czapski and Potocki families. In the 16th century, King Sigismund II Augustus established four annual fairs. In the 17th century, Hetman Stanisław Koniecpolski built the landmark Baroque Holy Trinity church. Following the joint German-Soviet invasion of Poland, which started World War II in September 1939, it was occupied by Germany until 1945. The occupiers operated a camp for Romani people {{Infobox ethnic group , group = ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blachownia
Blachownia is a town in Częstochowa County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately west of the city of Częstochowa. The town belongs to historic Lesser Poland. As of December 2021, it has a population of 9,383. History The history of Blachownia dates back to 1356, when King Casimir III the Great gave permission to establish two villages in the area under the jurisdiction of a starosta from nearby Olsztyn, Silesian Voivodeship, Olsztyn. This resulted in an influx of settlers, and this area of western lesser Poland, located near the border with Czech-ruled Silesia, emerged as a center of industry, with several forges and bloomery, bloomeries. In the 16th century, when the settlement of ''Łojki'' (future Blachownia) belonged to Kraków Voivodeship (14th century – 1795), Kraków Voivodeship, it had as many as 36 forges, powered by water wheels. Furthermore, iron ore was excavated here, and in one of the still-existing documents from 1531, King Sigismun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
