Kowary
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Kowary
History
The official site of the town dates the history of Kowary dates to 1148 when semi-legendary miner Laurentius Angelus mined iron ore in the location on the behalf of Polish duke Bolesław IV the Curly, ten years later on the orders of the Polish ruler a mining settlement was founded in the area,[2] the official page of the town also states that the Kowary miners took part in Battle of Legnica in 1241.
Other possible date of the start of the town is 1355
Since 1401 the village belonged to the possessions of the
After the war veil weaving became more and more important for the town, whereas mining diminished. In the early 18th century the town became one of the biggest veil trading places in Silesia with trade relations to Bohemia, Italy, Spain, Russia and North America.
Schmiedeberg remained in possession of the Schaffgotsch family until 1634. In the 16th century the population adopted the Protestant faith. Hans Ulrich von Schaffgotsch was arrested as a follower of Albrecht Wallenstein the town came under Imperial custody. In 1639 the emperor sold the town to Bohemian count Heřman of Czernin and his family kept Schmiedeberg until Prussian takeover of Silesia. After the Peace of Westphalia (1648) the town experienced Counter-Reformation. The Protestants could now practice their faith only at the church of peace in Jawor and later in Hirschberg and Kamienna Góra (then Landeshut).
When
During
In 1959, town limits of Kowary were expanded by including the village of Krzaczyna.[18]
Sights
Kowary is a town with rich historical architecture, which includes:
- town hall
- Gothic-Baroque Holy Name of Mary church
- former Franciscan monastery
- Nowy Dwór palace
- Ciszyca Palace and Park with the Radziwiłłówka Hill
- Wysoka Łąka hospital
- Bukowiec hospital
- numerous historic townhouses and villas
The Lower Silesia Monuments Miniature Park is located in Kowary, and there are also underground tourist routes in the former uranium ore mines.
Notable people
- Werner von Rheinbaben (1878–1975), German diplomat
- Friedrich-August Schack (1892–1968), German General
- Józef Gielniak (1932–1972), printmaker
- Andrzej Kupczyk (born 1948), athlete
- Tomasz Żyła (born 1967), bobsledder
- Dawid Kupczyk (born 1977), bobsledder
- Mateusz Luty (born 1990), bobsledder
- Wojciech Chmielewski (born 1995), luger
Twin towns – sister cities
- Černý Důl, Czech Republic
- Frederikssund, Denmark
- Kamień Pomorski, Poland
- Malá Úpa, Czech Republic
- Schönau-Berzdorf, Germany
- Vrchlabí, Czech Republic
- Žacléř, Czech Republic
Gallery
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Town hall
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Holy Name of Mary church
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Former Franciscan monastery
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Ciszyca Palace
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Bukowiec hospital
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Lower Silesia Monuments Miniature Park
References
- ^ "Population. Size and structure and vital statistics in Poland by territorial division in 2019. As of 30th June". stat.gov.pl. Statistics Poland. 2019-10-15. Retrieved 2020-02-14.
- ^ a b c d "Historia Kowar". Archived from the original on 2011-01-16. Retrieved 2010-07-15.
- ISBN 3-520-31602-1
- ISBN 3-422-03109-X
- ISBN 3-936168-33-4
- ISBN 3-7995-6341-5
- ISBN 3-936168-33-4
- ^ Theodor Eisenmänger, Geschichte der Stadt Schmiedeberg im Riesengebirge, Verlag May Woywod, Breslau, 1900, p.1 "Der Geschichtsschreiber Naso schreibt in seinem 1667 gedrucktem Buche "Phönix redivivus", Seite 233, das 1156 auf Veranlassung Angels auch das Bergwerk bei Kupferberg eröffnet worden sei."
- ^ Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie, Band 23, page 261, Markgraf, Duncker & Humblot, 1886 "Und die 1667 erscheinende größere Beschreibung des Fürstenthumes Schweidnitz und Jauer, Phoenic redivivus, in deutscher Sprache, für die er am 21. December 1667 in den böhmischen Adelsstand mit dem Prädicat von Loewenfels erhoben wurde, ist zwar viel gelesen worden, entbehrt aber aller Kritik. Alle Fabeln, die der Verfasser sich auf seinen Reisen hatte erzählen lassen, wiederholt er gläubig."
- ^ Theodor Eisenmänger, Geschichte der Stadt Schmiedeberg im Riesengebirge, Verlag May Woywod, Breslau, 1900, p.2
- ISBN 83-910403-1-3
- ^ Theodor Eisenmänger, Geschichte der Stadt Schmiedeberg im Riesengebirge, Verlag May Woywod, Breslau, 1900, p.31
- ISBN 83-7023-560-3.
- Zakład Narodowy im. Ossolińskich. pp. 99–102.
- Zakład Narodowy im. Ossolińskich. pp. 119–132.
- ^ Śląski kwartalnik historyczny: Sobótka, Volume 63, Issue 2, Wrocławskie Towarzystwo Miłośników Historii, Zakład Narodowy im. Ossolińskich, 2008, p. 256
- ISSN 0137-5199.
- ^ Rozporządzenie Prezesa Rady Ministrów z dnia 4 grudnia 1959 r. w sprawie utworzenia i zmiany granic niektórych miast w województwie wrocławskim., Dz. U. z 1959 r. Nr 66, poz. 408
- ^ "Raport o stanie miasta Kowary". bip.kowary.pl (in Polish). Biuletyn Informacji Publicznej Miasta Kowary. 2018. p. 128. Retrieved 2020-03-05.
External links
- Official town website
- Jewish Community in Kowary on Virtual Shtetl