Miechów

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.

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Place details

Locality: Miechów
Region: województwo małopolskie
Country: Polska
Population: 11,735
Timezone: Europe/Warsaw

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Key facts

Settlement.name: Miechów
Settlement.image_shield: POL Miechów COA.svg
Settlement.image_skyline: Basilica of the Holy Sepulchre in Miechów 2014 P02.JPG
Settlement.image_caption: Church of the Holy Sepulchre
Settlement.pushpin_map: Poland
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: top
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Voivodeship
Settlement.subdivision_type2: County
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Miechów
Settlement.subdivision_type3: Gmina
Settlement.subdivision_name3: Miechów
Settlement.leader_title: Mayor
Settlement.leader_name: Dariusz Marczewski
Settlement.area_total_km2: 15.49
Settlement.population_as_of: 2010
Settlement.population_total: 11497
Settlement.population_density_km2: auto

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Official website

Gmina i Miasto Miechów

Urząd Gminy i Miastaul. H. Sienkiewicza 25, 32 - 200 Miechów

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Wikidata facts

Population: 11215
Area: 15.49
Official website: www.miechow.eu
Image: Miechow z lotu ptaka.jpg

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Commons category: Miechów
postal code: 32-200
P8168: Johann Evangelist Müller
male population: 5304
female population: 5911
P12749: Washington Union Station

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Contents

History
Early history
Late modern period
World War II
Location
Prominent individuals
References
External links

==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.