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Wąchock
Sign in to saveWąchock is a town in Starachowice County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in south-central Poland, near Starachowice, within the historical region of Lesser Poland. In 2006, it had 2,777 inhabitants.
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Place details
- Locality
- Wąchock
- Region
- województwo świętokrzyskie
- Country
- Polska
- Population
- 2,747
- Timezone
- Europe/Warsaw
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Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Wąchock
- Settlement.image_skyline
- 2023-05 Wąchock (14).jpg
- Settlement.imagesize
- 250px
- Settlement.image_caption
- Romanesque monastery in Wąchock
- Settlement.image_shield
- POL Wąchock COA.svg
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Poland
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- bottom
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Voivodeship
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Świętokrzyskie
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- County
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Starachowice
- Settlement.subdivision_type3
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- city
- Country
- Poland
- Located in
- Gmina Wąchock
- Continent
- Europe
- Population
- +2568
- Area
- +16.02
- Capital of
- Gmina Wąchock
- Official website
- www.wachock.pl
- Image
- 2023-05 Wąchock (14).jpg
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Wąchock is a town in Starachowice County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in south-central Poland, near Starachowice, within the historical region of Lesser Poland. In 2006, it had 2,777 inhabitants.
==History== thumb|left|upright|Wąchock Abbey in the interwar period Wachock received its town charter in 1454, lost it in 1869, and regained in 1994.