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Koniecpol

Place in Silesian Voivodeship, Poland From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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Koniecpol [kɔˈɲɛt͡spɔl] is a town in Częstochowa County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland,[2] with 5,910 inhabitants (2019). It is situated on the Pilica River,[3] in the historic Sieradz Land.

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History

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Palace in 1875

It was granted town rights by King Władysław III Warneńczyk in 1443.[3] Koniecpol, also known as Nowopole, was a private town, administratively located in the Radomsko County in the Sieradz Voivodeship in the Greater Poland Province of the Kingdom of Poland.[4] It was the seat of the Koniecpolski magnate family, and later it passed to the Czapski and Potocki families.[3] In the 16th century, King Sigismund II Augustus established four annual fairs.[3] In the 17th century, Hetman Stanisław Koniecpolski built the landmark Baroque Holy Trinity church.[3]

Following the joint German-Soviet invasion of Poland, which started World War II in September 1939, it was occupied by Germany until 1945. The occupiers operated a camp for Romani people in the town.[5]

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Twin towns – sister cities

See twin towns of Gmina Koniecpol.

Notable residents

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