Skrzynno is a

village A village is a human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town with a population typically ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand. Although villages are often located in rural areas, the term urban v ...

in the administrative district of Gmina Wieniawa, within Przysucha County,

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

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History

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

Przemysł II Przemysł II ( also given in English and Latin language, Latin as ''Premyslas'' or ''Premislaus'' or in Polish as '; 14 October 1257 – 8 February 1296) was the Duke of Poznań from 1257–1279, of Greater Poland from 1279 to 1296, of Kraków fr ...

made a transaction with Bishop of

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, giving him villages in

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, 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. 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 King Casimir III the Great, Skrzynno was a royal town. In the second half of the 14th century, it became property of Cistercian Abbey from Sulejów (see Sulejów Abbey). It has not been established who was the founder of the Skrzynno parish church. It could have been Piotr Włostowic, 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. In 1642, first Scottish settlers were noted. Grand Master of the Teutonic Knights Ulrich von Jungingen was killed by the knight Mszczuj from Skrzynno in the

Battle of Grunwald The Battle of Grunwald 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 respectively by King Władysław II Jagiełło (Jogaila), a ...

in 1410.

References

{{Authority control Villages in Przysucha County Populated riverside places in Poland