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Staszów
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Also known as Staszow, Stašova, Stasova, Stashev, Stashuv

Staszów is a town in southeastern Poland, in Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship. It lies approximately southeast of Kielce, and northeast of Kraków. It is the capital of Staszów County. The population is 15,108 (2010), which makes it the 8th largest urban center of the province. The area of the town is , and its two rivers are the Desta and the Czarna Staszowska.

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Place details

Locality
Staszów
Region
województwo świętokrzyskie
Country
Polska
Population
16,137
Timezone
Europe/Warsaw

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Key facts

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Staszów
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Town
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Old Town Hall and Market Square
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Poland
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Country
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Voivodeship
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Świętokrzyskie
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County
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Staszów
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Gmina
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Staszów
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Townships' List
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Parts of town
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Adamówka
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Łazienki

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Official website

Portal informacyjny UMiG Staszów - Miasto i Gmina Staszów

Oficjalny serwis internetowy Urzędu Miasta i Gminy w Staszowie - aktualne wydarzenia, wiadomości, informacje praktyczne, turystyka, biznes i wiele innych.

staszow.pl

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
city
Country
Poland
Located in
Gmina Staszów
Continent
Europe
Population
14158
Area
28.9
Elevation
199
Time zone
UTC+02:00
Capital of
Gmina Staszów
Official website
www.staszow.pl
Image
Kościół św Bartłomieja Staszów 2013 05.jpg
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Commons category
Staszów
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Staszów
inception
1245-00-00
postal code
28-200
twinned administrative body
Pustomyty
male population
6760
female population
7398
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Encyclopedic overview

9 sections
Contents
  • Location
  • History
  • World War II
  • ''Black Sunday''
  • Points of interest
  • Jewish Cemetery
  • Districts
  • References
  • External links

Staszów is a town in southeastern Poland, in Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship. It lies approximately southeast of Kielce, and northeast of Kraków. It is the capital of Staszów County. The population is 15,108 (2010), which makes it the 8th largest urban center of the province. The area of the town is , and its two rivers are the Desta and the Czarna Staszowska.

Staszów's coat of arms is the Korab, ancient symbol of several noble families of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth. Moreover, Hieronymus Jaroslaw Łaski of Korab coat of arms, founded the town. Staszów remained in private hands until October 1866. It has a rail station, near the town also goes the Broad Gauge Metallurgy Line.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Staszów” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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