| Włoszczowa | |
| Pushpin Map: | Poland |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | Voivodeship |
| Subdivision Name1: | Świętokrzyskie |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Włoszczowa |
| Subdivision Type3: | Gmina |
| Subdivision Name3: | Włoszczowa |
| Leader Party: | PSL |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Name: | Grzegorz Dziubek |
| Area Total Km2: | 30.17 |
| Population As Of: | 2012 |
| Population Total: | 10657 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Coordinates: | 50.8542°N 19.9669°W |
| Elevation M: | 240 |
| Timezone: | CET |
| Utc Offset: | +1 |
| Timezone Dst: | CEST |
| Utc Offset Dst: | +2 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Postal Code: | 29-100 |
| Area Code: | +48 41 |
| Blank Name: | Car plates |
| Blank Info: | TLW |
| Website: | http://wloszczowa.pl/ |
Włoszczowa is a town in southern Poland, in Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, about 500NaN0 west of Kielce. It is the capital of Włoszczowa County. Population is 10,657 (2010). Włoszczowa lies in historic Lesser Poland. The town has the area of 30 km2 (11 sq miles).
Włoszczowa was first mentioned in 1154, when Prince Henry of Sandomierz handed the village known then as Vloszcova to the Sovereign Military Order of Malta monks. It received its town charter in 1539, when King Zygmunt Stary handed the document to the starosta of Chęciny, Hieronim Szafraniec. The town remained the property of the Szafraniec family until the late 18th century. In the Kingdom of Poland and the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, Włoszczowa was part of the Sandomierz Voivodeship in the Lesser Poland Province.
After the Partitions of Poland, it belonged to Russian-controlled Congress Poland (1815 - 1918). In the Second Polish Republic, Włoszczowa belonged to Kielce Voivodeship. It had a large Jewish population, which made 50% of its population in 1925. Almost all Włoszczowa's Jews were murdered by the Germans in the Holocaust.
Among points of interest there are remains of a 12th-century gord, with traces of a moat, and ruins of the Szafraniec family castle (16th century). Furthermore, there is a 17th-century parish church, and the 16th-century urban layout of the streets.
Włoszczowa is a junction of regional roads nr 786, nr 742, and 785. Włoszczowa has two rail stations: PKP Włoszczowa (on the Kielce - Częstochowa route), and PKP Włoszczowa Północ (Włoszczowa North) (on the Central Rail Line).
Włoszczowa is twinned with:
Illintsi, Ukraine
Le Passage, Lot-et-Garonne, France