Syców

Syców stands on the old route from Wrocław towards Kalisz, near the meeting of Lower Silesia and Greater Poland. First recorded in 1276, it became a town before 1312 and belonged to the Piast dukes of Oleśnica. Its fairs drew merchants from both neighbouring regions, while flax growing and the making of linen and cloth sustained local crafts. In 1489 King Matthias Corvinus took Syców from Duke Konrad X and established a separate lordship for the Haugwitz family. The town returned to the Bohemian sphere the following year.