Staszów
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
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- History
- World War II
- ''Black Sunday''
- Points of interest
- Jewish Cemetery
- Districts
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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.
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