Raków, Kielce County
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Raków [ˈrakuf] is a village in Kielce County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in south-central Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Raków. It lies in historic Lesser Poland, approximately 39 km (24 mi) south-east of the regional capital Kielce.[1]
History
Raków was founded in 1569 by
Socinian Racovian Academy was founded in 1602 by Jakub Sienieński
, Jan Sienieński's son. By the 1630s, the town had grown to 15,000 inhabitants, with businesses centering on the academy.
As the
Franciscan friars in Raków to reconvert the Polish Brethren. The friars left the town around 1649. The main Arian buildings were destroyed, and more destruction was brought by Cossacks and Hungarians in 1657
. By 1700 the town had only 700 inhabitants left.
After the
Jewish. In 1869, like many other Polish towns, Raków has lost its town status and town privileges as punishment for the unsuccessful Polish January Uprising
.
People
- Fausto Paolo Sozzini, Italian Arian
- Lelio Sozzini, uncle of the above
- Stanisław Lubieniecki, Socinian
- Piotr of Goniądz, Socinian
- Gregory Paul of Brzeziny, Socinian
- Marcin Czechowic, Socinian
- Jan Niemojewski, Socinian
- Mikołaj Sienicki, Socinian
- Andrzej Wiszowaty, Socinian
References
- ^ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
- ^ Województwo sandomierskie w drugiej połowie XVI wieku; Cz.1, Mapy, plany (in Polish). Warsaw: Wydawnictwo Naukowe PWN. 1993. p. 4.
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