Toszek
Sign in to saveToszek () 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
Key dates
- Inception
- 1163
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- city
- Country
- Poland
- Located in
- Gmina Toszek
- Continent
- Europe
- Population
- +3557
- Area
- +9.67
- Official website
- toszek.pl/7094/intro.html
- Image
- Toszek - Zamek 01.jpg
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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.