Pinczow ( Polish: Pińczów ) is a city in Poland , part of the ентwiętokrzyskie Voivodeship , Pinczow County . It has the status of urban-rural commune. It covers an area of 14.32 km². The population is 11,943 people (as of 2004 ).
| City | |||
| Pinczow | |||
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| Pińczów | |||
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| A country |  Poland | ||
| Voivodship | Ентwiętokrzyskie Voivodeship | ||
| County | Pinczow County | ||
| The president | Wlodzimierz Badurak | ||
| History and Geography | |||
| Square | 14.32 km² | ||
| Center height | 300 m | ||
| Population | |||
| Population | 11 303 people ( 2010 ) | ||
| Density | 809 people / km² | ||
| Digital identifiers | |||
| Telephone code | +48 41 | ||
| Postcode | 28-400 | ||
| Car code | TPI | ||
| Official TERYT Code | 3263408044 | ||
| pinczow.com.pl | |||
History
The rights of the city since 1428. In the XV — XVI centuries. - the possession of the gentry Olesnitsky family, from which came Cardinal Zbigniew Olesnitsky , who founded a large Paulin monastery in the city (now a museum). In the middle of the XVI century - one of the centers of Polish Calvinism , the venue of the so-called. Pinchuv Cathedrals (1550–63).
In 1586, purchased by Bishop Pyotr Myshkovsky , who began construction near the town of Mirov. Under his heir, Sigismund became the center of the Myszkowski ordination . In the 18th century, it passed to the Velepolsky (their palace was preserved). Before the Second World War - shtetl with a large Jewish community.