Miechów
Sign in to saveMiechów is a town in southern Poland, in Lesser Poland Voivodeship, about north of Kraków. It is the capital of Miechów County. Population is 11,852 (2004). Miechów lies on the Miechówka river, along European route E77. The area of the town is , and it has a rail station, located on the main railroad which connects Kraków with Warsaw.
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Key facts
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- Miechów
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- Basilica of the Holy Sepulchre in Miechów 2014 P02.JPG
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- Church of the Holy Sepulchre
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- Poland
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- Country
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- Voivodeship
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- County
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- Miechów
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- Gmina
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- Miechów
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- city
- Country
- Poland
- Located in
- Gmina Miechów
- Continent
- Europe
- Population
- +11215
- Area
- +15.49
- Capital of
- Gmina Miechów
- Official website
- www.miechow.eu
- Image
- Miechow z lotu ptaka.jpg
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Miechów is a town in southern Poland, in Lesser Poland Voivodeship, about north of Kraków. It is the capital of Miechów County. Population is 11,852 (2004). Miechów lies on the Miechówka river, along European route E77. The area of the town is , and it has a rail station, located on the main railroad which connects Kraków with Warsaw.
==History== ===Early history=== thumb|left|A document of Pope Innocent III from 1208 confirming the grants of [[Casimir II the Just to the Canons Regular of the Holy Sepulchre in Miechów]] In the early years of the Polish state, the area of Miechów belonged to the medieval tribe of the Vistulans. In the late 10th century, the region was taken over by the Polans. The beginning of Miechów dates back to the year 1163, when a Polish Duke of Pomerania Jaksa of the House of Griffins, who owned the village, invited monks of the Order of the Holy Sepulchre. Apart from Miechów, prince Jaksa handed two other villages to the order.