Zavichost
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| Basic data | ||
| State : | Poland | |
| Voivodeship : | Holy Cross | |
| Powiat : | Sandomierz | |
| Gmina : | Zavichost | |
| Area : | 20.15 km² | |
| Geographic location : | 50 ° 48 ' N , 21 ° 51' E | |
| Residents : | 1817 (December 31, 2016) | |
| Postal code : | 27-630 | |
| Telephone code : | (+48) 15 | |
| License plate : | TSA | |
Zawichost is a town and seat of the town-and-country municipality of the same name in the Powiat Sandomierski of the Świętokrzyskie Voivodship in Poland . The small town is 17 km north of Sandomir on the Vistula .
history
The city was first mentioned in 1148. On June 19, 1205, the Battle of Zawichost took place nearby , in which Roman the Great , Grand Duke of Halych, was defeated by Polish troops under Duke Leszek I of Malopolska and Duke Conrad I of Masovia . Zawichost probably received town charter before 1255. In 1257, Prince Bolesław V the Chaste gave the town, along with 25 surrounding villages, to the Order of the Poor Clares . In the 14th century Zawichost became a royal city and seat of a starost . King Casimir the Great built a castle here that protected the Vistula crossing.
local community
About 4,500 people live in the urban-and-rural community of Zawichost.
Personalities
- Szymon Askenazy (1866–1935), Polish historian, diplomat and politician
