Wiślica County () was an administrative territorial entity of the

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and later

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. It is unknown when it was established, probably some time in the 15th century, based on a medieval

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. It was located in the central part of the

Sandomierz Voivodeship Sandomierz Voivodeship (, ) was a unit of administration and local government in Poland from the 14th century to the partitions of Poland in 1772–1795. It was part of the Lesser Poland region and the Lesser Poland Province. Originally Sandomier ...

, with the capital in the historic town of

Wiślica Wiślica () () is a town in Busko County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in south-central Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Wiślica. It lies on the Nida River, approximately south of Busko-Zdrój and sout ...

. The county ceased to exist in 1795, when after the Third Partition of Poland, it was annexed by

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. In the 16th and 17th centuries, the area of Wislica County was 2,429 km², with thirteen towns. Major administrative center of the county was Wislica, whose population in late 16th century was 2,000. Szydlow, the second largest town, had a population of 1,500, while Pinczow and

Nowy Korczyn Nowy Korczyn is a small town in Busko County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Nowy Korczyn. It lies in Lesser Poland, approximately south of Busko-Zdrój and so ...

, had a population of 1,200. Other main towns were Opatowiec Busko, Pacanow and

Stopnica Stopnica is a town in Busko County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in south-central Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Stopnica. It lies in Lesser Poland, approximately east of Busko-Zdrój and south-east o ...

Sources

History of Wislica County
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