Chęciny
Place in Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, Poland / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Chęciny [xɛɲˈt͡ɕinɨ] is a town in Kielce County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, southern Poland, with 4,361 inhabitants as of December 2021.[1] It was first mentioned in historical documents from 1275, and obtained its city charter in 1325. At that time was one of major urban centers of northern Lesser Poland.
Chęciny | |
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Coordinates: 50°48′10″N 20°28′2″E | |
Country | Poland |
Voivodeship | Świętokrzyskie |
County | Kielce |
Gmina | Chęciny |
Government | |
• Mayor | Robert Jaworski |
Area | |
• Total | 14.12 km2 (5.45 sq mi) |
Population (31 December 2021[1]) | |
• Total | 4,361 |
• Density | 310/km2 (800/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal code | 26-060 |
Area code | +48 41 |
Vehicle registration | TKI |
Climate | Dfb |
Highways | |
Voivodeship roads | |
Website | http://www.checiny.pl |
The most important sight in Chęciny is the royal castle built in the late 13th or early 14th century on the Castle Hill above the town. It fell into a ruin in the 18th century and remains in that state to this day. For centuries Chęciny had a Jewish community and it had been the center of the Hasidic Chentshin dynasty, (Chęciny being pronounced as "Chentshin" or "Khantchin" in Yiddish.)