Sieciechów, Masovian Voivodeship

Sieciechów
Village

Seal
Sieciechów
Coordinates: 51°32′22″N 21°44′41″E / 51.53944°N 21.74472°E / 51.53944; 21.74472Coordinates: 51°32′22″N 21°44′41″E / 51.53944°N 21.74472°E / 51.53944; 21.74472
Country Poland Poland
Voivodeship Masovian
Powiat Kozienice
Gmina Sieciechów
Sołectwo Sieciechów
Government
 • Wójt Kazimierz Pochylski
 • Sołtys Jan Wojtasik
Population (2006) 430
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code 26-922
Phone area code(s)
(within Poland)		 48 xxx xx xx
Car plates WKZ

Sieciechów [ɕeˈt͡ɕexuf] is a village in Kozienice County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Sieciechów.[1] It lies in historic Lesser Poland, near a rail line from Radom to Dęblin, on the National Road 48, approximately 13 kilometres (8 mi) south-east of Kozienice and 92 km (57 mi) south-east of Warsaw. Sieciechów used to be a town from 1232 to 1869.

Sieciechów has a long and rich history. Until the 14th century, it was one of major political, economical and administrative centers of Lesser Poland’s Duchy of Sandomierz, which later was renamed into Sandomierz Voivodeship. It was the seat of a castellan and a county, but in the late 14th century, Sieciechów's importance diminished, and it was replaced as administrative center of this part of Lesser Poland by quickly-developing Radom.

Sieciechów takes its name from Sieciech - a palatine at the court of duke Władysław I Herman. In the times of the Piast dynasty, Sieciechów was the seat of local dukes, and first mention of the village dates back to the 10th century. In 1132 the Sieciechów Castle became the property of High Prince Bolesław Krzywousty and became the seat of castellans. As Gall Anonim wrote, it was the biggest castle along the Vistula between Sandomierz and Płock. In 1232 Sieciechów received a town charter (Magdeburg rights).

In the late Middle Ages, Sieciechów was located on a merchant trail from Sandomierz through Zawichost, to Lithuanian lands. It had a parish church of St. Lawrence, which controlled parishes of large parts of northern Lesser Poland, at such towns, as Kozienice, Stężyca, Dęblin, Zwoleń and Kazimierz Dolny. Sieciechów probably had a defensive wall, and a Vistula river port. Its first known castellan was named Florian, his name was mentioned in 1239. In 1432 King Władysław Jagiełło gave permission for fairs, but period of prosperity ended after the change of the course of the Vistula. As a result, the town no longer controlled the strategic river, and the castle, which was located on a hill right above river bank, no longer fulfilled its role. Furthermore, after the Union of Krewo, Poland was no longer threatened by Lithuanian raids. Sieciechów remained a town until 1869, when the government of Russian-controlled Congress Poland reduced it to the status of a village.

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References

  1. ↑ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.

See also

Sieciechów


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