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Location: gmina Chęciny, powiat kielecki, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, Poland

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1. Royal Castle in Chęciny – Góra Zamkowa Castle (360 m) loop from Chęciny

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3. Royal Castle in Chęciny – Góra Zamkowa Castle (360 m) loop from Chęciny

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PeterStar

August 23, 2020

The first documentary mention of Chęcinys comes from 1275 in a document by Bolesław Wstydliwys. It is not known exactly when the place received city rights. Most likely, King Władysław I granted Ellenlang the right in the first half of the 14th century. In 1306 a castle was built on a hill.

During the suppression of the uprisings under Mikołaj Zebrzydowski in 1607, the town and the castle were destroyed. The place was further destroyed during the Northern Wars against Sweden. During the third partition of Poland, Chęciny came to Austria and became a district town. With the formation of the Duchy of Warsaw, Chęciny became part of the same and in 1815 part of Congress Poland.

After the First World War, the city again became part of the restored independent state of Poland. In September 1939 the Wehrmacht invaded Chęciny. A ghetto was established during the occupation. In July 1941, the chairman of the Judenrat asked the district chief of Kielce, Karl Hans Drechsel, for support against two “rebels”. [1] In 1945 the Red Army marched into the city, which subsequently became part of Poland again. In 1975 an administrative reform was carried out and Chęciny became part of the newly formed Kielce Voivodeship. After its dissolution, the city became part of the Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship.

de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ch%C4%99ciny

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Gerhard Mauerberger

March 16, 2023

It was built at the turn of the 13th and 14th centuries, founded by Wenceslaus II, rebuilt by the last two Piasts. It had defensive and residential functions, it was a state prison, a place where the crown treasury was stored. On May 26, 1331, a congress of knights from all Polish lands took place at the foot of the hill. Destroyed during the Swedish wars. Restored and made available again in 2015.

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Mariusz Fendrych

September 9, 2022

All information about the Castle -> zamek.checiny.pl/pl

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Location: gmina Chęciny, powiat kielecki, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, Poland

Royal Castle in Chęciny

1. Royal Castle in Chęciny – Góra Zamkowa Castle (360 m) loop from Chęciny

2. Miedzianka Summit (356 m) – Góra Rzepka Nature Reserve loop from Polichno

3. Royal Castle in Chęciny – Góra Zamkowa Castle (360 m) loop from Chęciny

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