Książ Wielki

Książ Wielki was first mentioned in 1120 in the chronicles of the Cistercian monastery at Jędrzejów. It gained town rights during the reign of Casimir the Great and became the seat of a county in Kraków Voivodeship, encompassing places such as Miechów and Wolbrom. In the sixteenth century the town had a parish school and became a notable centre of the Reformation, particularly Calvinism. Austria annexed Książ Wielki in 1795; it later passed to the Duchy of Warsaw and Congress Poland.