Pińczów pronounced is a town in southern Poland, in Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, about 40 km south of Kielce. It is the capital Pińczów settlements. The population is 17,304 (2005). Pińczów belongs to the historical Polish province Małopolskie settlements and lies in the valley of the river Nida. There is a narrow-gauge railway station in the city, known as the International Railway. In the 12th century in the location of current Pińczów there was a quarry. The miners working at the quarry probably resided in a gord, which was destroyed in 1241, during the Mongol invasion of Poland. In the first half of the 14th century a Gothic castle was erected in the spot where once the gord stood. At the foot of the castle, a settlement appeared, initially called Piedziców, Pandziczów and (1470), Pyandzyczów. The name Pińczów has been in use since the 16th century, and it is not known who was first owner of the settlement. In 1424, it belonged to the powerful Oleśnicki family, which built its residence here, and funded a Pauline monks abbey (1449). On September 21, 1428 in Lublin, King Władysław II Jagiełło granted town charter to Pińczów. More information...
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