Checiny
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Chęciny AUD is a town in Kielce County
, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship
, Poland
, with 4,252 inhabitants (2006).
The town is first mentioned in historical documents from 1275. It obtained its city charter in 1325. The most important sight in the town is the royal castle
built in the late 13th or early 14th century on the Castle Hill above the town. It fell into ruin in the 18th century and remains in that state to this day.
The town had a Jewish community and it had been the center of the Hasidic
Chentshin dynasty
, (Chęciny being pronounced as "Chentshin" in Yiddish
.) The notable Haredi
leader and scholar in Israel
, Rabbi Aharon Leib Shteinman's family originated in Chentshin.
Kielce County
Kielce County is a unit of territorial administration and local government in Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, south-central Poland. It came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998. Its administrative seat is the city of Kielce, although the...
, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship
Swietokrzyskie Voivodeship
Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, or Świętokrzyskie Province , is one of the 16 voivodeships into which Poland is presently divided. It is situated in central Poland, in the historical province of Lesser Poland, and takes its name from the Świętokrzyskie mountain range...
, Poland
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
, with 4,252 inhabitants (2006).
The town is first mentioned in historical documents from 1275. It obtained its city charter in 1325. The most important sight in the town is the royal castle
Checiny Castle
The Chęciny Royal Castle was built in the late 13th century in Chęciny, Poland. It fell into ruin in the 18th century and remains in that state to this day.-History:...
built in the late 13th or early 14th century on the Castle Hill above the town. It fell into ruin in the 18th century and remains in that state to this day.
The town had a Jewish community and it had been the center of the Hasidic
Hasidic Judaism
Hasidic Judaism or Hasidism, from the Hebrew —Ḥasidut in Sephardi, Chasidus in Ashkenazi, meaning "piety" , is a branch of Orthodox Judaism that promotes spirituality and joy through the popularisation and internalisation of Jewish mysticism as the fundamental aspects of the Jewish faith...
Chentshin dynasty
Chentshin (Hasidic dynasty)
Chentshin is the name of a Hasidic dynasty founded by the Rebbe Chayim Shmuel Szternfeld. Chentshin is the Yiddish name of Chęciny, a town in present-day Poland....
, (Chęciny being pronounced as "Chentshin" in Yiddish
Yiddish language
Yiddish is a High German language of Ashkenazi Jewish origin, spoken throughout the world. It developed as a fusion of German dialects with Hebrew, Aramaic, Slavic languages and traces of Romance languages...
.) The notable Haredi
Haredi Judaism
Haredi or Charedi/Chareidi Judaism is the most conservative form of Orthodox Judaism, often referred to as ultra-Orthodox. A follower of Haredi Judaism is called a Haredi ....
leader and scholar in Israel
Israel
The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...
, Rabbi Aharon Leib Shteinman's family originated in Chentshin.
See also
- Nearby Jaskinia RajJaskinia RajJaskinia Raj is a horizontal limestone cave in Poland located in the hill Malik, to the south of Kielce, Świętokrzyskie Voivodship.It is part of the "Red tourist trail Chęciny - Kielce" in the Świętokrzyskie Mountains .- Description :...
(Paradise Cave)