Pilica, Silesian Voivodeship
Pilica [piˈlit͡sa] is a town in Zawiercie County, Silesian Voivodeship, Poland, with 1,948 inhabitants (2004).
History
Since the beginning of its existence, Pilica was part of Lesser Poland. In the 1115-1118 testament of Bolesław III Krzywousty, Pilica became part of the district of Kraków. The probable date of its town rights is 1393. Several years after the uprising of 1 January 1870, Pilica lost its town rights under the Tsar's ukase of June 1, 1869,[1] until it was regained in 1994.
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