Daleszyce

Coat of arms

Daleszyce

Coordinates: 50°48′13″N 20°48′27″E / 50.80361°N 20.80750°E

Country

Poland

Area

• Total

15.50 km² (5.98 sq mi)

Population (2010)

• Total

2,953

• Density

190/km² (490/sq mi)

Postal code

26-021

+48 41

TKI

Website

http://www.daleszyce.pl

Daleszyce [dalɛˈʂɨt͡sɛ] is a town in Kielce County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, Poland, with 2,800 inhabitants (2006). It became a town at the start of 2007. Daleszyce lies among the hills of the Malopolska Upland, in the historic province of Lesser Poland. The area of the town is 15,50 km²., and due to proximity to Kielce, it is served by buses of Kielce Transit System. Origins of its name are not known, probably Daleszyce was named after its founder, a man named Dalesz or Dalech.

First mention of Daleszyce comes from Jan Długosz’s chronicle Annales seu cronici incliti regni Poloniae. Długosz wrote that in 1222, Bishop of Kraków Iwo Odrowąż funded St. Michael church here, which means that the village must have existed before that year. Daleszyce was located near two merchant routes - east-west (from Sandomierz and Opatów to Wieluń and Opole), and south-north (from Wiślica and Nowy Korczyn to Sieradz and Piotrków). In 1241, after the Battle of Chmielnik (see Mongol invasion of Poland), Daleszyce was burned, together with the church.

During the reign of King Kazimierz Wielki, Daleszyce, which was property of Bishops of Kraków, remained a village, but it had a parish church, which elevated its status. In 1569, Bishop Filip Padniewski received from King Zygmunt August permission to grant Magdeburg rights to the village of Daleszyce, located in Chęciny County, Sandomierz Voivodeship. The new town was given a coat of arms, and its market square was expanded, with streets stemming from it. The 16th century shape of town’s center has not changed since then. Daleszyce had a town hall and a local government, together with a wójt. Every Tuesday there was a fair, and bishop Padniewski allowed town’s residents to collect timber in nearby woods. Daleszyce was a trade center of local importance, there also were artisans, such as blacksmiths, tailors, butchers and potters. Furthermore, the town had a brick manufacture, two water mills and open pit iron ore mine.

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