Private town

A private town is a town owned by a private person or a family.

In the history of Poland, private towns (miasta prywatne) were towns within the lands owned by magnates, bishops, knights, princes, etc.

Amongst the most well-known former private magnate towns are Białystok, Zamość, Rzeszów, Puławy, Tarnów, Siedlce, Biała Podlaska, Ivano-Frankivsk (Polish: Stanisławów), Ternopil (Polish: Tarnopol) and Uman (Polish: Humań). Magnate palaces and castles can be often found in former private magnate towns. Examples include the Branicki Palace in Białystok, the Czartoryski Palace in Puławy, the Zamoyski Palace in Zamość, the Lubomirski Castle in Rzeszów, the Radziwiłł Palace in Biała Podlaska, the Ogiński Palace in Siedlce and the Potocki Palaces in Międzyrzec Podlaski, Tulchyn and Vysokaye.

The most known former private bishop towns include Łódź, Kielce, Łowicz, Pabianice and Skierniewice.

Former Polish private magnate towns by population as of 2015:

Former Polish private clergy towns by population as of 2015:

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