Jastrząb | |
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 Saint John the Baptist church in Jastrząb | |
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  Jastrząb | |
| Coordinates:51°15′N20°57′E / 51.250°N 20.950°E /51.250; 20.950 | |
| Country |  Poland |
| Voivodeship | Masovian |
| County | Szydłowiec |
| Gmina | Jastrząb |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Vehicle registration | WSZ |
Jastrząb[ˈjastʂɔmp] is a town inSzydłowiec County,Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland.[1] It is the seat of thegmina (administrative district) calledGmina Jastrząb. Jastrzab belongs toLesser Poland, and used to be a town from 1427 to 1869.
The name of the town comes from Bishop of KrakówWojciech Jastrzębiec. According toJan Długosz, Jastrząb was founded by Bishop Jastrzębiec in 1422. The village was located on a merchant route fromIłża toSkrzynno, and was grantedMagdeburg rights on September 30, 1427, by CardinalZbigniew Oleśnicki. Since its foundation, Jastrząb was administratively located in the Radom County in theSandomierz Voivodeship in theLesser Poland Province of the Kingdom of Poland.[2]
Jastrząb has a parish church ofJohn the Baptist. First church was erected here in the early 15th century. Burned in 1667, it was remodelled several times, and took its current shape in the early 20th century. There also was a castle, built in 1426 by Bishop Jastrzębiec. The castle was destroyed in theSwedish invasion of Poland, and has never been rebuilt.
Until 1789, Jastrząb remained private property of Bishops of Kraków, as part of their Iłża Estate (Klucz iłżecki). The town was a center of early industry, with iron ore and limestone deposits. In 1795, during theThird Partition of Poland it was seized by theHabsburg Empire. It was regained by Poles following theAustro-Polish War of 1809, and included within the short-livedDuchy of Warsaw. After the duchy's dissolution, it belonged toRussian-controlledCongress Poland. In 1820, the population of Jastrząb was app. 550, with 128 jews. The town had 80 wooden and 21 brick houses. After the unsuccessful PolishJanuary Uprising, Jastrząb was reduced to the status of a village (1869). In 1885, it received rail connection, on a line fromRadom toDąbrowa Górnicza. In theSecond Polish Republic, and in 1945–1975, Jastrząb belonged toKielce Voivodeship. Since 1973, Jastrząb has been the seat of agmina.
TheVoivodeship road 727 runs through Jastrząb, and theS7 highway runs nearby, northwest of the town.
The town has a sports club, KS Jastrząb.
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