Zawichost

Zawichost

Infobox Settlement
name = Zawichost


image_shield = POL Zawichost COA.svg


image_caption = Holy Trinity Church
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subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = POL
subdivision_type1 = Voivodeship
subdivision_name1 = Świętokrzyskie
subdivision_type2 = County
subdivision_name2 = Sandomierz
subdivision_type3 = Gmina
subdivision_name3 = Zawichost
area_total_km2 = 20.15
population_as_of = 2006
population_total = 1853
population_density_km2 = auto
latd = 50 | latm = 48 | lats = 24 | latNS = N | longd = 21 | longm = 51 | longs = 23 | longEW = E
elevation_m =
postal_code_type = Postal code
postal_code = 27-630
website = http://www.zawichost.asi.pl/

Zawichost [IPA-pl|z|a|'|w|i|h|o|s|t] is a small town (ca. 2,000 inhabitants (as of year 2005)) in the Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, Poland. It is located by the Vistula River in southern Poland, near Sandomierz.

It is first mentioned in historical documents from around 1148. In 1205 the Battle of Zawichost was fought nearby. In 1241, 1259 and 1287 the city was ravaged by mongol raids.


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