Private town explained

Private towns in Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth were privately owned 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, Ternopil and Uman. 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, the Potocki Palaces in Międzyrzec Podlaski, Tulchyn and Vysokaye, the Wiśniowiecki Palace in Vyshnivets, the Zbaraski Castle in Zbarazh.

Also various other landmarks were often founded by the owners, including town halls, churches, monasteries, schools, theatres, etc., some rather unique, like the Mannerist Kalwaria Zebrzydowska Park and Baroque fortified Berdychiv Carmelite Monastery.

Some of the most known former private bishop towns include Łódź, Kielce, Łowicz, Pabianice and Skierniewice.

List of private towns

CityPopulation
(2015)[1] [2]
Former ownersCountryAdministrative division
1.Białystok295,282House of Branicki (Gryf)Podlaskie Voivodeship
2.Poltava (Połtawa)294,962House of Wiśniowiecki,
House of Koniecpolski
Poltava Oblast
3.Rivne (Równe)249,639House of Ostrogski,
House of Lubomirski
Rivne Oblast
4.Ivano-Frankivsk (Stanisławów)228,575House of PotockiIvano-Frankivsk Oblast
5.Ternopil (Tarnopol)217,773House of Tarnowski,
House of Ostrogski,
House of Zamoyski
Ternopil Oblast
6.Rzeszów183,108House of LubomirskiPodkarpackie Voivodeship
7.Tarnów112,120House of TarnowskiLesser Poland Voivodeship
8.Maladzyechna (Mołodeczno)94,686House of Sapieha,
House of Gosiewski,
House of Ogiński
Minsk Region
9.Uman (Humań)86,451House of PotockiCherkasy Oblast
10.Berdychiv (Berdyczów)77,788House of Tyszkiewicz,
House of Zawisza,
House of Radziwiłł
Zhytomyr Oblast
11.Siedlce76,347House of OgińskiMasovian Voivodeship
12.Zhlobin (Żłobin)75,700House of Chodkiewicz
Bona Sforza
Gomel Region
13.Ostrów Wielkopolski72,890House of PrzebendowskiGreater Poland Voivodeship
14.Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski72,277House of TarnowskiŚwiętokrzyskie Voivodeship
15.Smila (Smiła)68,618House of LubomirskiCherkasy Oblast
16.Chervonohrad (Krystynopol)67,863House of PotockiLviv Oblast
17.Kalush (Kałusz)67,631House of SieniawskiIvano-Frankivsk Oblast
18.Zamość65,255House of ZamoyskiLublin Voivodeship
19.Leszno64,589House of Leszczyński,[3]
House of Sułkowski
Greater Poland Voivodeship
20.Zhodzina (Żodzino)63,722House of RadziwiłłMinsk Region

Private clergy towns

Former private clergy towns by population as of 2015:

CityPopulation
(2015)
Former ownersCountry
(2023)
Administrative division (2023)
1.Łódź711,332Diocese of Kujawy[4] Łódź Voivodeship
2.Kielce199,870Diocese of KrakówŚwiętokrzyskie Voivodeship
3.Olsztyn174,675Diocese of WarmiaWarmian-Masurian Voivodeship
4.Włocławek114,885Diocese of KujawyKuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship
5.Suwałki69,317CamaldolesePodlaskie Voivodeship
6.Pabianice67,688Diocese of Kraków[5] Łódź Voivodeship
7.Skierniewice48,634Archdiocese of GnieznoŁódź Voivodeship
8.Fastiv (Fastów)47,869Diocese of KyivKyiv Oblast
9.Marijampolė (Mariampol)38,345MariansMarijampolė County
10.Czeladź32,940Diocese of KrakówSilesian Voivodeship

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Lista miast w Polsce (spis miast, mapa miast, liczba ludności, powierzchnia, wyszukiwarka) . Polska w liczbach.
  2. Web site: zb_chnnu2016pdf ZIP file .
  3. Book: . Atlas historyczny Polski. Wielkopolska w drugiej połowie XVI wieku. Część II. Komentarz, indeksy. 2017. pl. Warszawa. Instytut Historii Polskiej Akademii Nauk. 254.
  4. Book: . Atlas historyczny Polski. Województwo sieradzkie i województwo łęczyckie w drugiej połowie XVI wieku. Część II. Komentarz, indeksy. 1998. pl. Warszawa. Instytut Historii Polskiej Akademii Nauk. 67.
  5. Book: . Atlas historyczny Polski. Województwo sieradzkie i województwo łęczyckie w drugiej połowie XVI wieku. Część II. Komentarz, indeksy. 1998. pl. Warszawa. Instytut Historii Polskiej Akademii Nauk. 68.