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Skarżysko-Kamienna
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| Country | Poland | ||
| Voivodeship | Świętokrzyskie | ||
| County | Skarżysko | ||
| Gmina | Skarżysko-Kamienna (urban gmina) | ||
| Town rights | 1923 as Kamienna | ||
| Government | |||
| • Mayor | Roman Wojcieszek | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 64.16 km2 (24.8 sq mi) | ||
| Elevation | 250 m (820 ft) | ||
| Population (2006) | |||
| • Total | 48,957 | ||
| • Density | 763/km2 (1,976.3/sq mi) | ||
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
| Postal code | 26-110 | ||
| Area code(s) | +48 41 | ||
| Car plates | TSK | ||
| Website | http://www.skarzysko.pl | ||
Skarżysko-Kamienna [skarˈʐɨskɔ kaˈmjɛnna] ( listen) is a town in northern Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship in Poland by Kamienna river, to the north of Świętokrzyskie Mountains; one of the voivodship's major towns. Prior to 1928, it bore the name of Kamienna; in less formal contexts usually only the first part of the name (Skarżysko) is used.
Skarżysko-Kamienna is an important railroad junction, with two main lines (Kraków - Warsaw and Sandomierz - Koluszki) crossing there.
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In 1173, the knights' congress gathered in Milica village (now the town's district) led by Casimir II The Just.
In 1923, the commune of Kamienna was granted town privileges. In 1924, National Ammunition Factory was built (now known as MESKO). And in 1928, town's name was changed to Skarżysko-Kamienna.
In 1940, the Germans carried out mass executions of Poles (360 people executed in February and 760 in June). In 1942, the Germans set up a forced labour camp for the Jews where tens of thousands died in forced labour (See the book: Death Comes in Yellow). In the summer of 1944, the camp was liquidated and the remaining prisoners were either killed or transported to the Buchenwald concentration camp in Germany.
On January 18, 1945 the town was liberated. The few Jewish survivors from Skarżysko-Kamienna returned to the town, but then local Polish threatened their lives, asking them to leave. In February 1946 five Jewish residents were murdered by local Polish men. The murderers, among them the head of the town police and another policeman, were put to trial in Lodz, and three of them got the death penalty. The remaining Jews left Poland [1].
In 1969, The White Eagle Museum was established. And in 1999, Skarżysko County was established as a result of the Local Government Reorganization Act (1998).
Skarżysko-Kamienna is twinned with:
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