# Proszowice > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Proszowice > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Proszowice.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proszowice > Source revision: 1355731940 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|Town in Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Poland}} {{distinguish|Prochowice}} {{Infobox settlement | name = Proszowice | image_shield = POL Proszowice COA.svg | image_flag = POL Proszowice flag.svg | image_skyline = Proszowice - kościół parafialny (8.06.2014).JPG | image_caption = Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary and Saint John the Baptist | pushpin_map = Poland | pushpin_label_position = bottom | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = {{POL}} | subdivision_type1 = [Voivodeship](/source/Voivodeships_of_Poland) | subdivision_name1 = [Lesser Poland](/source/Lesser_Poland_Voivodeship) | subdivision_type2 = [County](/source/Powiat) | subdivision_name2 = [Proszowice](/source/Proszowice_County) | subdivision_type3 = [Gmina](/source/Gmina) | subdivision_name3 = [Proszowice](/source/Gmina_Proszowice) | established_title = Town rights | established_date = 1358 | leader_title = Mayor | leader_name = Grzegorz Cichy | area_total_km2 = 7.21 | population_as_of = 2006 | population_total = 6205 | population_density_km2 = auto | timezone = [CET](/source/Central_European_Time) | utc_offset = +1 | timezone_DST = [CEST](/source/Central_European_Summer_Time) | utc_offset_DST = +2 | coordinates = {{coord|50|12|N|20|18|E|region:PL|display=title,inline}} | postal_code_type = Postal code | postal_code = 32–100 | blank_name = [Car plates](/source/Polish_car_number_plates) | blank_info = KPR | website = [http://www.proszowice.pl Official page] }} '''Proszowice''' {{IPAc-pl|p|r|o|sz|o|'|w|J|i|c|e}} is a town in southern [Poland](/source/Poland), situated in the [Lesser Poland Voivodeship](/source/Lesser_Poland_Voivodeship).{{TERYT}} Its population numbers 6,206 inhabitants (2004). It is the capital of [Proszowice County](/source/Proszowice_County), and the town is located some 25 kilometers northeast of [Kraków](/source/Krak%C3%B3w), on the right bank of the Szreniawa river. ==History== [[File:Dokument krola Zygmunta I dotyczacy ustanowienia w Proszowicach trzech targow dorocznych. 1518 (105188752).jpg|thumb|left|Royal document from 1518 of [Sigismund I the Old](/source/Sigismund_I_the_Old) establishing three annual fairs in Proszowice]] First mention about the village of Proszowice comes from 1222. The origin of its name is not known, probably the village was named after a knight named ''Proszkomir'', who lived here. By 1240, Proszowice already had a brick church of St. [John the Baptist](/source/John_the_Baptist). The village was privately owned, and in the mid-14th century it became royal property of King [Casimir III the Great](/source/Casimir_III_the_Great), who granted it town charter in 1358. The King greatly contributed to the development of Proszowice, building here a palace, which for some time was one of the royal residences (later on, its role was taken on by the [Niepołomice Castle](/source/Niepo%C5%82omice_Castle)). Proszowice prospered due to several royal privileges. A number of artisans lived here, there was a parish school, and the period from the early 15th century to the early 17th century is regarded as ''Golden Age'' of the town, which was one of the most important centers of [Kraków Voivodeship](/source/Krak%C3%B3w_Voivodeship_(14th_century_%E2%80%93_1795)); here [sejmik](/source/sejmik)s took place. King [Casimir IV Jagiellon](/source/Casimir_IV_Jagiellon) initiated the construction of a new church, which was finished in 1454 and was among most impressive Gothic churches in [Lesser Poland](/source/Lesser_Poland). Here, [Stańczyk](/source/Sta%C5%84czyk), the legendary [court jester](/source/court_jester) was born, and in the 16th century, Proszowice became one of centers of [Protestant Reformation](/source/Protestant_Reformation). All Catholic churches in the area were turned into Calvinist or [Polish Brethren](/source/Polish_Brethren) prayer houses, but later on, the [Counter-Reformation](/source/Counter-Reformation) prevailed. In 1616, the town was almost completely burned in a fire. Like almost all towns of Lesser Poland, Proszowice was destroyed in the [Swedish invasion of Poland](/source/Deluge_(history)) (1655–1660). The town was annexed by [Austria](/source/Habsburg_monarchy) in the [Third Partition of Poland](/source/Third_Partition_of_Poland) in 1795. After the Polish victory in the [Austro-Polish War](/source/Austro-Polish_War) of 1809, it became part of the short-lived [Duchy of Warsaw](/source/Duchy_of_Warsaw), and after the duchy's dissolution in 1815, it became part of [Russian-controlled](/source/Russian_Partition) [Congress Poland](/source/Congress_Poland). During [January Uprising](/source/January_Uprising), several skirmishes took place in the area of the town, and as a punishment, the Russians reduced Proszowice to the status of a village (1869). According to the 1921 census, the town had a population of 3,297, 80.1% Polish and 19.9% Jewish by declared nationality.{{cite book|title=Skorowidz miejscowości Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej|volume=III|year=1925|language=pl|location=Warszawa|publisher=Główny Urząd Statystyczny|page=61}} In 1923, already in [Kielce Voivodeship](/source/Kielce_Voivodeship_(1919%E2%80%9339)) of the [Second Polish Republic](/source/Second_Polish_Republic), Proszowice regained its town charter. Following the German-Soviet [invasion of Poland](/source/invasion_of_Poland), which started [World War II](/source/World_War_II) in September 1939, the town was [occupied by Germany](/source/Occupation_of_Poland_(1939%E2%80%931945)). From 1975 to 1998, it was administratively located in the [Kraków Voivodeship](/source/Krak%C3%B3w_Voivodeship_(1975%E2%80%931998)). In 1999 the town became the seat of a county. ==Architecture== The center of Proszowice is of typical medieval shape, with a market square and streets radiating from it. Houses in the market square, however, are modern, most of them were built in the 20th century. Once there was a town hall, which was dismantled in the mid-19th century. Local parish church was first erected in the 13th century, during the reign of Prince [Bolesław V the Chaste](/source/Boles%C5%82aw_V_the_Chaste). The first church burned between 1306 and 1308. New complex was built in 1325, and most likely, it burned in a fire in 1407. Third parish church was completed in 1454. It was partly destroyed after a storm in May 1824, when one of the walls collapsed, together with the Gothic [vault](/source/Vault_(architecture)). The reconstruction took 12 years. ==Sports== Proszowice has a sports club ''Proszowianka'', established in 1916. ==References== {{reflist}} * [https://sztetl.org.pl/en/towns/p/436-proszowice/99-history/137886-history-of-community History of Proszowice and Proszowice County] ==External links== * [http://www.sztetl.org.pl/en/city/proszowice/ Jewish Community in Proszowice] on Virtual Shtetl * [https://cityon.pl/proszowice Places in Proszowice] {{commons category|Proszowice}} {{Proszowice County}} {{Gmina Proszowice}} {{Authority control}} Category:Cities and towns in Lesser Poland Voivodeship Category:Proszowice County Category:Populated riverside places in Poland --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Proszowice](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proszowice) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proszowice?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). 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