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Toszek
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Also known as Tost, Toshek

Toszek () is a town in southern Poland. It is situated within Gliwice County in the Silesian Voivodeship (province), and its population was estimated at 3,600 inhabitants in 2019. It is situated on the Toszecki Potok River, a tributary of Kłodnica.

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Place details

Locality
Toszek
Region
województwo śląskie
Country
Polska
Population
3,633
Timezone
Europe/Warsaw

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Key facts

Settlement.name
Toszek
Settlement.image_skyline
Toszek - Zamek 01.jpg
Settlement.image_caption
Toszek Castle
Settlement.image_shield
POL Toszek 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
Gliwice
Settlement.subdivision_type3
Gmina
Settlement.subdivision_name3
Toszek
Settlement.leader_title
Mayor
Settlement.leader_name
Grzegorz Kupczyk
Settlement.established_title2
Town rights
Settlement.established_date2
about 1235
Settlement.area_total_km2
9.67

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Population
3557
Area
9.67
Image
Toszek - Zamek 01.jpg
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Toszek
inception
1163-00-00
P6482
Toszek
postal code
44-180
male population
1736
female population
1821
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Toszek () is a town in southern Poland. It is situated within Gliwice County in the Silesian Voivodeship (province), and its population was estimated at 3,600 inhabitants in 2019. It is situated on the Toszecki Potok River, a tributary of Kłodnica.

==History== thumb|left|upright|Church of Saint Catherine The beginning of the settlement and fortified keep dates back to the 9th and 10th centuries when the area was ruled by the Piasts, Mieszko I of Poland and later Bolesław I the Brave. The fortified keep had grown to the size of a town during the rule of Duke of Wrocław Bolesław I the Tall and during his rule it received town rights in 1235. After 1281 it became the seat of the regional Duchy and title of local ruler Bolesław was "the enlightened Bolesław, Duke of Toszek". In the 14th century the original Polish settlement passed to the Crown of Bohemia. In 1536, the city received Magdeburg rights from King Ferdinand I of Bohemia.

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