Miąsowa is a

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in the administrative district of

Gmina Sobków __NOTOC__ Gmina Sobków is a rural gmina (administrative district) in Jędrzejów County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in south-central Poland. Its seat is the village of Sobków, which lies approximately north-east of Jędrzejów and south-we ...

, within

Jędrzejów County __NOTOC__ Jędrzejów County () 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 local government reforms p ...

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, in south-central Poland. It lies approximately west of

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, north-east of Jędrzejów, and south-west of the regional capital

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. In village are located railway station on the trail Kielce - Kraków, school, library, day room, health center, pharmacy and three grocery shops. In 2013 675 people lived in Miąsowa.

History

16th century

In 1540 the village was called Miąszowa (Miąsowa) and places Mzurowa, Mnichów and Osowa were owned by Jan Michowski. The value of the four villages was 1000 grzywnas.

19th century

In the 19th century the village was called Miąsowa and was in Jędrzejów County, Gmina Brzegi, Mnichów parish. In 1827 were 13 houses and 77 villagers.

World War I

In 1915 Austrians took to Miąsowa a howitzer called Chuda Emma. They installed it behind a 19th-century tavern. For safety villagers had to leave a place. From cannon with 10 km range shot to Russian artillery points (mainly to villages Mosty, Korzecko and Tokarnia. Austrian bombardment with so powerful cannon caused counterattack and Miąsowa was completely destroyed in one day. That people who haven't got place to live returned to ruins of their houses. In village was misery. After the war was slowly time to re-build of Miąsowa with help from gmina Brzegi. On February 28, 1919 Diet passed a law of supply villagers in wood.

World War II

On 30 January 1944 branch called 'Barabasz' blew up railroad track on the trail Miąsowa-Sobków. Jędrzejów

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arrested a lot of people from Jędrzejów(several men was in AK). Captured men were transported to

and on 31 January gestapo moved them to action place in Miąsowa. 24 prisoners were killed. In 1965 authorities of

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placed a monument of murdered people.

Techno Party

On 6 August - 9 August in the forest near Miąsowa unexpectedly was a

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party. Then came over 1000 people from most of

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countries. The meeting took place without the consent of the authorities or landowners. Music was coming out of the speakers arranged in a line on a length of about half kilometer. Loud noises and halogen lights attracted residents of nearby villages. Several locals decided to earn money by carrying

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by cars. They sold

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well because the nearest shop was a long way from there. After party newcomers tidied a place. Since then it happens every year in early August.

Education

Since October 25, 1997 Team Institutions Educational (primary school and secondary school) works here. Since January 2, 2000 there is gym. Building takes 2650 square meters. In the school year 2008/09 to school went 154 students of primary school and 181 students of secondary school. Before children learned in old school (does not exist now). Wife of the heir Jaskółkowski gave it to Miąsowa.

Demography

From 31 December 2013:

References

{{Gmina Sobków Villages in Jędrzejów County