Łosice
Sign in to saveŁosice (; Loshitz) is a town in eastern Poland, seat of the Łosice County and Gmina Łosice (commune) in the Masovian Voivodeship.
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Place details
- Locality
- Łosice
- Region
- województwo mazowieckie
- Country
- Polska
- Population
- 7,207
- Timezone
- Europe/Warsaw
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Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Łosice
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Łosice, Poland - panoramio - Roman Eugeniusz (10).jpg
- Settlement.image_caption
- Main road
- Settlement.imagesize
- 250px
- Settlement.image_shield
- POL Łosice COA.svg
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Poland
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- bottom
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Voivodeship
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Masovian
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- County
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Łosice
- Settlement.subdivision_type3
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- city
- Country
- Poland
- Located in
- Gmina Łosice
- Continent
- Europe
- Population
- +7033
- Area
- +23.75
- Image
- Łosice, Poland - panoramio - Roman Eugeniusz (2).jpg
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Article
4 sectionsContents
- History
- History of the Jewish community
- Points of interest
- Notes and references
Łosice (; Loshitz) is a town in eastern Poland, seat of the Łosice County and Gmina Łosice (commune) in the Masovian Voivodeship.
==History== thumb|left|180px|Saint Sigismund church Łosice was first mentioned in 1264, as a medieval settlement from around the 11th–13th centuries; situated near the village of Dzięcioły. However, the location prevented the town's further development and in the late 15th and early 16th century, the community was moved to Łosice's present location. The first documented history of the town is preserved in the privileges issued by King Alexander Jagiellon in Radom on May 10, 1505; thus releasing Łosice from under the Ruthenian and Lithuanian city laws, and giving it more progressive Magdeburg rights. Private judiciary was revoked enabling the inhabitants to form a municipal government with a mayor and city council. The privileges allowed also for weekly markets and four fairs a year at a more convenient location; and, proposed the establishment of a town hall.