Bliżyn

Bliżyn is a village in Skarżysko County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in south-central Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Bliżyn. It lies on the Kamienna river and Bliżyn Reservoir, approximately west of Skarżysko-Kamienna and north of the regional capital Kielce.

Key facts

Settlement.name: Bliżyn
Settlement.settlement_type: Village
Settlement.image_shield: POL gmina Bliżyn COA.svg
Settlement.image_skyline: MOs810 WG 25 2024 (Kielce-Wisła) Saint Louis church in Bliżyn (1) 04.jpg
Settlement.image_caption: Saint Louis church in Bliżyn
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Voivodeship
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Świętokrzyskie
Settlement.subdivision_type2: County
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Skarżysko
Settlement.subdivision_type3: Gmina
Settlement.subdivision_name3: Bliżyn
Settlement.pushpin_map: Poland
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: bottom
Settlement.population_total: 2000
Settlement.timezone: CET
Settlement.utc_offset: +1
Settlement.timezone_DST: CEST

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Wikidata facts

Official name: Bliżyn
Population: 1653
Elevation: 265
Image: Blizyn kosciol sw ludwik by sH.jpg

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Commons category: Bliżyn
postal code: 26-120
male population: 774
female population: 879
P8168: Ss. Cyril and Methodius University of Skopje
native label: Bliżyn

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==History== thumb|left|Saint Sophia chapel The village was first mentioned in 1410, when King Władysław II Jagiełło spent a night there on his way to the battle of Grunwald. It was a private village of Polish nobility, including the Karwowski family, administratively located in the Opoczno County in the Sandomierz Voivodeship in the Lesser Poland Province.