Chmielnik
Chmielnik is a town in Poland, in the Province of the Holy Cross.
- 2.1 Structures
- 3.1 Traffic
- 4.1 freeman
- 5.1 External links
- 5.2 footnotes
History
The first mention of today's Chmielnik dates of 18 March 1241st On this day was a battle between the Mongols and Polish knights held, in which the Poles were defeated and Chmielnik was destroyed. King Sigismund II August gave the place at that time in possession of the Oleśnicki family, on March 9, 1551 the municipal law. During the years 1644 to 1666 was one Chmielnik to important places of the Reformation, especially Calvinism in Poland. In the third partition of Poland, the city came under Austrian rule in 1795. As in 1809, the Duchy of Warsaw was established Chmielnik was the same part and 1815 part of the newly formed Kingdom of Poland. 1876 , a fire raged in the city and destroyed large parts Chmielniks. On 4 September 1939, the Wehrmacht marched into the city and occupied it without a fight. The invasion of the Red Army on January 13, 1945 marked the end of World War II for the city. 1955 Chmielnik seat of a Powiats, but lost it again in 1962. In a general administrative reform in Poland came to town 1975 Kielce Province, since the resolution was Chmielnik from 1999 part of the Province of the Holy Cross.
Population Development
Culture and sights
Structures
- The Trinity Church ( Kościółek Św. Trójcy ) from the early 16th century.
- The Church of the Immaculate Conception of the Virgin Mary ( Kościół parafialny pw Niepokalanego poczęcia Marii Panny Najświętszej ) which was built in 1730
- The synagogue was built from 1633 to 1634 which.
Economy and infrastructure
Traffic
Chmielnik is located on the runs in the north-south direction the country road 73 from Tarnów to Kielce. The state road 78, which begins at the border with the Czech Republic, south Rybnik flows into the city. Furthermore Chmielnik starting point of the Province Road 765 which leads to the east and ends at about 30 kilometers away Staszów.
The closest international airport is the John Paul II Airport Kraków-Balice is what about 90 kilometers southwest of the city.
Personalities
Freeman
- Bishop Edward Materski, an honorary citizen in 2001
- Maria Stolzman, honorary citizenship in 2001
- Roman Arendarski, an honorary citizen in 2005
- Prof. Stanisław Żak, an honorary citizen in 2006