Wąchock

Wąchock is a town in Starachowice County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in south-central Poland, near Starachowice, within the historical region of Lesser Poland. In 2006, it had 2,777 inhabitants.

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Place details

Locality: Wąchock
Region: województwo świętokrzyskie
Country: Polska
Population: 2,747
Timezone: Europe/Warsaw

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Key facts

Settlement.name: Wąchock
Settlement.image_skyline: 2023-05 Wąchock (14).jpg
Settlement.imagesize: 250px
Settlement.image_caption: Romanesque monastery in Wąchock
Settlement.image_shield: POL Wąchock COA.svg
Settlement.pushpin_map: Poland
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: bottom
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Voivodeship
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Świętokrzyskie
Settlement.subdivision_type2: County
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Starachowice
Settlement.subdivision_type3: Gmina
Settlement.subdivision_name3: Wąchock
Settlement.leader_party: Independent
Settlement.leader_title: Mayor
Settlement.leader_name: Robert Janus
Settlement.established_title: Established

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Wikidata facts

Population: 2568
Area: 16.02
Official website: www.wachock.pl
Image: 2023-05 Wąchock (14).jpg

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Commons category: Wąchock
Commons gallery: Wąchock
postal code: 27-215
male population: 1270
female population: 1298
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Wąchock is a town in Starachowice County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in south-central Poland, near Starachowice, within the historical region of Lesser Poland. In 2006, it had 2,777 inhabitants.

==History== thumb|left|upright|Wąchock Abbey in the interwar period Wachock received its town charter in 1454, lost it in 1869, and regained in 1994.