Wachock is a small town in Starachowice County, Swietokrzyskie Voivodeship, in south central Poland, with 2,760 residents at the 2006 census across 16.02 square kilometers. First mentioned in records from 1179 and home to a 13th century Cistercian abbey that became one of the region's richest institutions, it was granted a town charter in 1454 by King Casimir IV Jagiellon, stripped of city status by Russian authorities in 1869 as punishment for supporting the January Uprising, and only regained it in 1994.
Facts
Area (sq km) Founding Year Founding Year Population Estimate Year Latitude51.074167 degrees north 1 FAQs
Why did Wąchock lose its town status in 1869?
Russian authorities stripped Wąchock of its city rights in 1869 as revenge for aiding the 1863 insurgents; it regained them in 1994.
Wąchock received its town charter in 1454 and lost it in 1869. After the January Uprising broke out in 1863, a battle between Russian forces and Polish rebels under General Marian Langiewicz took place there on February 3, 1863. In 1869 the Russian authorities, in revenge for the town's aid to the insurgents, deprived Wąchock of its city rights. The town regained its status in 1994.
Sources
1. Wachock - Wikipedia
Infobox, population_total
2760
Infobox, population_as_of
2006
Infobox, area_total_km2
16.02
Wikidata claim P625 coordinate location (latitude component)
51.074166666667,21.013611111111
Wikidata claim P625 coordinate location (longitude component)
51.074166666667,21.013611111111
Infobox: established_date
twelfth century
Source text, founding-year: 1179
Wąchock is first mentioned in historical records from 1179.
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