Siewierz
Siewierz ( German Sewerien ) is a Polish city in the powiat Będziński the Silesian Voivodeship ( Śląskie ).
History
Siewierz was first documented in 1125. In 1177 enfeoffed Casimir II, Mieszko I of the city. In 1241 the town was burned by the Mongols down to the ground.
1276 Siewierz received city rights. On February 26, 1289 a battle took place on the outskirts of the city, in the Władysław I the Elbow- struck the troops of Henry IV (Silesia ).
1337 sold Duke Władysław of Bytom and Kosel the Duchy of Cieszyn Sewerien to the Duke Casimir I. On December 30th 1443 it was bought by the Bishop of Cracow, Zbigniew Oleśnicki. The purchase price was 6000 Prague groschen. The city became the seat of the Bishops of Krakow, the future bore the title of Duke of Siewierz. The duchy was not part of Poland. As a result, a castle was built as a duchy.
1790 the Duchy Siewierz was briefly part of the Kingdom of Poland. 1795 Siewierz was annexed by Prussia in the Third Partition of Poland and the capital of the newly formed province Neuschlesien. 1800 lost Siewierz the bishopric.
1807 Napoleon introduced the Duchy Siewierz restores and belieh Jean Lannes with the Duchy. After the Napoleonic Wars, the city came back to Poland.
The city lost continuously in the sequence in importance and lost in 1870, the city charter, which received it again in 1962.
Economy
In the local industry, among other domestic appliances such as washing machines and tumble dryers are manufactured. Even companies in the plastics engineering and other industries have chosen Siewierz to their production site.
Twinning
Sister city is Edelény in Hungary.