Siewierz

Also known as Siewiezh

Siewierz is a town in southern Poland, in the Będzin County in the Silesian Voivodeship, seat of Gmina Siewierz. Siewierz is located in Dąbrowa Basin (Zagłębie Dąbrowskie), which is part of the historical and geographical region of Lesser Poland.

Key facts

Settlement.name: Siewierz
Settlement.image_skyline: Nr 638541 Siewierz ruiny zamku 1.JPG
Settlement.image_caption: Castle of Kraków bishops
Settlement.image_shield: POL Siewierz COA.svg
Settlement.pushpin_map: Poland
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: bottom
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Voivodeship
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Silesian
Settlement.subdivision_type2: County
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Będzin
Settlement.subdivision_type3: Gmina
Settlement.subdivision_name3: Siewierz
Settlement.leader_title: Mayor
Settlement.leader_name: Dariusz Waluszczyk
Settlement.established_title2: City rights
Settlement.established_date2: 1276
Settlement.area_total_km2: 38.22

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Wikidata facts

Population: 5635
Area: 38.22
Official website: www.siewierz.pl
Image: Siewierz - rynek 2021-05-21 (crop).jpg

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Commons category: Siewierz
Commons gallery: Siewierz
postal code: 42-470
male population: 2720
female population: 2915

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==History== thumb|left|Baroque in Poland|Baroque Church of Saint Matthias thumb|left|Church of St. John the Baptist circa 1916 Siewierz was first mentioned in 1125, and was administered by the Castellan of Bytom. In 1177, Casimir II of Poland granted Siewierz to Mieszko IV Tanglefoot, duke of Silesia and Racibórz, together with whole Duchy of Bytom. The town became a seat of a separate castellan by the beginning of the 13th century. During the first Mongol invasion of Poland, in 1241, the Mongols burned the town, and razed the fort to ground.