Skalbmierz

Infobox Settlement
name = Skalbmierz


imagesize = 260px
image_caption = Gothic church in Skalbmierz
image_shield = POL Skalbmierz COA.svg
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pushpin_label_position = bottom
subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = POL
subdivision_type1 = Voivodeship
subdivision_name1 = Świętokrzyskie
subdivision_type2 = County
subdivision_name2 = Kazimierza
subdivision_type3 = Gmina
subdivision_name3 = Skalbmierz
leader_title = Mayor
leader_name = Michał Stanisław Markiewicz
established_title = Established
established_date = first half of 12th century
established_title3 = Town rights
established_date3 = February 20, 1342
area_total_km2 = 7.13
population_as_of = 2006
population_total = 1323
population_density_km2 = auto
timezone = CET
utc_offset = +1
timezone_DST = CEST
utc_offset_DST = +2
latd = 50 | latm = 20 | lats = | latNS = N | longd = 20 | longm = 25 | longs = | longEW = E
elevation_m = 200
postal_code_type = Postal code
postal_code = 28-530
area_code = +48 41
blank_name = Car plates
blank_info = TKA
website = http://www.tai.com.pl/skalbmierz

Skalbmierz [IPA-pl|'|s|k|a|l|b|m|j|e|sz] is a town in Poland, in Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in Kazimierza County. It has 1,326 inhabitants (2004).

History

Ffirst half of 12th century - Presumably Skalbmierz foundation
1217 – Skalbmierz first mentioned in written sources
1241 - Skalbmierz devastated by Tatars
1242 – Konrad of Mazovia called a rally in Skalbmierz, where he imprisoned representatives of Little Poland
1309 - First mention of school in Skalbmierz
1342, February 20 –Skalbmierz gains location document on the basis of German law from Polish king Kazimierz Wielki
1400 - Stanisław of Skalbmierz became first vice-chancellor of Cracow Academy (Akademia Krakowska)
1427 – Location of Skalbmierz confirmed by king Władysław Jagiełło
1483, May 24 - Cracow bishop Jan Rzeszowski confirmed location of Skalbmierz
1578 – King Stefan Batory confirmed the right of Cracow curates to appoint Skalbmierz president canons of the Chapter
1618 - Great fire of city
1652-1653 – The plague in city
1655-1657 – Total destruction of Skalbmierz by Swedes, Hungarians and Cossacks
1781, September 25 – King August Poniatowski confirmed current privileges of Skalbmierz
1794, April 29 – Russian general Denisow during the retreat from Racławice robbed Skalbmierz and set it on fire
1807 and 1808 – City destroyed by the fire
1810, April 17 - Skalbmierz became capital of Skalbmierz County
1819 – Dissolution of collegiate church
1831, October 24 - Skirmish of insurgents near Drożejowice
1869 – Russian administration takes away Skalbmierz city rights
1884 - Maria Skłodowska stayed in Skalbmierz
1906 - Fire of Skalbmierz church
1912 – Fire brigade established in Skalbmierz
1918 – Rise of Polish Military Organization (Polska Organizacja Wojskowa) and Scout Team
since 1919 – Railway station built in Skalbmierz (station on the route between Charsznica and Kocmyrzów)
1927, March 31 - Skalbmierz regains city rights thanks to Antoni Baum’s initiative
1927 – Stefczyk’s cash office opened, prototype of today’s Co-operative Bank (Bank Spółdzielczy)
1931 - Creation of Committee of Military Preparation and Physical Education in Sklabmierz
1933 - Shooting association established
1933-1934 – New building of common school erected
1939, October 6 and 7 - Fights in Skalbmierz
1939, November 14 – Region of Skalbmierz and Działoszyce joined and turned into a state of underground activity
1944, September 5 - Pacification of Skalbmierz
1945, January 14 – Units of Red Army entered Skalbmierz
1948, August 1 – Establishment of Communal cooperative “SCh”
1952 - Electrification of Skalbmierz completed
1956 - Skalbmierz incorporated into Kazimierza Wielka county
1959 – Thanks to Emilian Jaros’s initiative a vocatioal school opened (later renamed as Team of Vocational Schools)
1969, September 3 - Skalbmierz decorated with Grunwald Cross Order ( 3^rd class)
1984, October 1 – New primary school building opened for public use
2005 – Water reservoir „Skalbmierz” built