Sławków

Infobox Settlement
name = Sławków

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image_shield = POL Sławków COA.svg
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subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = POL
subdivision_type1 = Voivodeship
subdivision_name1 = Silesian
subdivision_type2 = County
subdivision_name2 = Będzin
subdivision_type3 = Gmina
subdivision_name3 = Sławków (urban gmina)
area_total_km2 = 36.6
population_as_of = 2007
population_total = 6866
population_density_km2 = auto
latd = 50 | latm = 19 | lats = | latNS = N | longd = 19 | longm = 23 | longs = | longEW = E
elevation_m =
postal_code_type = Postal code
postal_code = 41-260
website = http://www.slawkow.pl

Sławków [IPA-pl|'|s|ł|a|f|k|u|f] is a town in Będzin County, Silesian Voivodeship, Poland, with 6,866 inhabitants (2007).Historically, it lies in the Zagłębie Dąbrowskie (Zaglembia) region of Lesser Poland.

From 1999–2001 Sławków was part of Lesser Poland Voivodeship. When it was transferred to Silesian Voivodeship in 2002 it was assigned to Będzin County (powiat), despite being separated from the rest of that county by the cities of Dąbrowa Górnicza and Sosnowiec.

Demographics

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History

Archaeological sites from the Paleolithic and Neolithic ages have been discovered giving evidence to early human settlement. The first written record of the town's name comes from 1220. However, the exact date of its incorporation remains unknown. Indirect written sources indicate that it most probably took place between 1279 and 1286. This assumption is supported by two documents from the 13th century: a charter issued in 1279 by Bolesław V in which the locality is still called a village ("villa episcopalis") and an agreement dated 1286 between the Bishop of Cracow Paul of Przemanków and Leszek II the Black, in which Sławków is already called a town ("civitas").