Namysłów
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 Namysłów
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| Coordinates: 51°4′22″N 17°42′25″E / 51.07278°N 17.70694°E | |||
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 Poland
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| Voivodeship | Opole | ||
| County | Namysłów County | ||
| Gmina | Gmina Namysłów | ||
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| • Mayor | Julian Kruszyński | ||
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| • Total | 22.62 km2 (8.73 sq mi) | ||
| Population (2008) | |||
| • Total | 16,297 | ||
| • Density | 720/km2 (1,900/sq mi) | ||
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
| Postal code | 46-100 | ||
| Car plates | ONA | ||
| Website | http://www.namyslow.eu/ | ||
Namysłów [naˈmɨswuf] (German: Namslau) is a town in Poland, in Opole Voivodeship. Located along the Widawa (Weide) River, it is the capital of Namysłów County. Its population was 18,985 in 2007.
The town began to develop during the 13th century, but was destroyed in 1241 during the Mongol invasion of Europe. It was refounded by Duke Bolesław II the Bald in 1249. As Namslau, it was colonized by Germans during the medieval Ostsiedlung. Until 1294 it was part of the Duchy of Breslau, and from 1312–23 it was briefly the seat of an eponymous duchy. A castle, first documented in 1312, was a residence of King Casimir III of Poland in 1341. The Treaty of Namslau, in which Casimir renounced his claims on Silesia to King Charles IV of Bohemia, was signed in the town in 1348.
Namslau was briefly an independent city during the 14th century and was enriched by the trade route from Breslau (Wrocław) to Kraków, especially with linen. The town was unsuccessfully besieged by Hussites in 1428. A privileged rifleman's guild was established in Namslau in 1434. Besides Breslau, Namslau was the only Silesian town which refused to pay homage to Ladislaus the Posthumous in 1453. As part of the Bohemian crown, the town passed to the Habsburg Monarchy of Austria in 1526.
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