Sieciechów, Masovian Voivodeship Explained

Sieciechów
Settlement Type:Village
Total Type: 
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Voivodeship
Subdivision Name1: Masovian
Subdivision Type2:Powiat
Subdivision Name2: Kozienice
Subdivision Type3:Gmina
Subdivision Name3:Sieciechów
Subdivision Type4:Sołectwo
Subdivision Name4:Sieciechów
Leader Title:Wójt
Leader Name:Kazimierz Pochylski
Leader Title1:Sołtys
Leader Name1:Jan Wojtasik
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Coordinates:51.5394°N 21.7447°W
Pushpin Map:Poland
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Population As Of:2006
Population Total:430
Area Code Type:Phone area code(s)
(within Poland)
Area Code:48 xxx xx xx
Postal Code Type: Postal code
Postal Code:26-922
Blank Name Sec1:Car plates
Blank Info Sec1:WKZ

Sieciechów is a village in Kozienice County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Sieciechów.[1] It lies in historic Lesser Poland, near a rail line from Radom to Dęblin, on the National Road 48, approximately 13km (08miles) south-east of Kozienice and 920NaN0 south-east of Warsaw. Sieciechów used to be a town from 1232 to 1869.

Sieciechów has a long and rich history. Until the 14th century, it was one of major political, economical and administrative centers of Lesser Poland’s Duchy of Sandomierz, which later was renamed into Sandomierz Voivodeship. It was the seat of a castellan and a county, but in the late 14th century, Sieciechów's importance diminished, and it was replaced as administrative center of this part of Lesser Poland by quickly-developing Radom.

Sieciechów takes its name from Sieciech - a palatine at the court of duke Władysław I Herman. In the times of the Piast dynasty, Sieciechów was the seat of local dukes, and first mention of the village dates back to the 10th century. In 1132 the Sieciechów Castle became the property of High Prince Bolesław Krzywousty and became the seat of castellans. As Gall Anonim wrote, it was the biggest castle along the Vistula between Sandomierz and Płock. In 1232 Sieciechów received a town charter (Magdeburg rights).

In the late Middle Ages, Sieciechów was located on a merchant trail from Sandomierz through Zawichost, to Lithuanian lands. It had a parish church of St. Lawrence, which controlled parishes of large parts of northern Lesser Poland, at such towns, as Kozienice, Stężyca, Dęblin, Zwoleń and Kazimierz Dolny. Sieciechów probably had a defensive wall, and a Vistula river port. Its first known castellan was named Florian, his name was mentioned in 1239. In 1432 King Władysław Jagiełło gave permission for fairs, but period of prosperity ended after the change of the course of the Vistula. As a result, the town no longer controlled the strategic river, and the castle, which was located on a hill right above river bank, no longer fulfilled its role. Furthermore, after the Union of Krewo, Poland was no longer threatened by Lithuanian raids. Sieciechów remained a town until 1869, when the government of Russian-controlled Congress Poland reduced it to the status of a village.

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  1. Web site: Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal) . 2008-06-01 . Polish.