Działoszyce
Działoszyce | ||
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Holy Trinity Church | ||
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Działoszyce | ||
Coordinates: 50°22′N 20°21′E / 50.367°N 20.350°E | ||
Country |
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Voivodeship | Świętokrzyskie | |
County | Pińczów | |
Gmina | Działoszyce | |
Area | ||
• Total | 1.91 km2 (0.74 sq mi) | |
Population (30.06.2016) | ||
• Total | 933 | |
• Density | 490/km2 (1,300/sq mi) | |
Postal code | 28-440 | |
Car plates | TPI | |
Website | http://www.dzialoszyce.pl |
Działoszyce [d͡ʑawɔˈʂɨt͡sɛ] (
Działoszyce, located on the Nidzica river (a tributary to the Vistula), was in the Middle Ages placed along a merchant route from Kraków to Wiślica. The settlement prospered due to the protection of bishop of Kraków Iwo Odrowąż, and King Kazimierz Wielki. In 1409, Działoszyce was granted Magdeburg rights by King Władysław Jagiełło. The town was part of Lesser Poland’s Sandomierz Voivodeship, and it belonged to the Ostrogski family, which collected tolls for crossing the river bridge. In the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, Działoszyce was a local trade and craft center. In 1629 the town had 13 artisans, and a mill. In 1662 it had 468 inhabitants, and the right to organize 12 fairs a year. In 1795, following the Partitions of Poland, Działoszyce was first annexed by Austria, and in 1807 it passed on to the Duchy of Warsaw (since 1815 - Russian-controlled Congress Poland). At that time, the number of Jewish settlers increased in the town, and by 1820, it had 1692 inhabitants, 74% of whom were Jews.
In the Second Polish Republic, Działoszyce belonged to Kielce Voivodeship, and in the 1920s and 1930s, the number of inhabitants decreased from 6755 (in 1920), to 5872 (1939). During World War II, German occupiers murdered Jewish residents in the Holocaust, and in 1946, the population of the town was 2506. Among points of interest there are parish church of Holy Trinity (1222, frequently remodelled) and ruins of a synagogue (1852).
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