Szydlów
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Szydłów ' is a village
in Staszów County
, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship
, in south-central Poland. It is the seat of the gmina
(administrative district) called Gmina Szydłów. It lies approximately 13 kilometres (8 mi) west of Staszów
and 43 km (27 mi) south-east of the regional capital Kielce
.
The village has a population of 1,093.
Szydłów's history dates to the 12th century. It gained its city rights in 1329 and lost them in 1869. It has several tourist attractions, including the 16th-century Szydłów Synagogue, several buildings and churches dating to the 14th century and the ruins of a castle from the same period.
The first official inventory of important buildings in Poland, A General View of the Nature of Ancient Monuments in the Kingdom of Poland, led by Kazimierz Stronczynski from 1844-55, describes the Szydłów Synagogue as one of Poland's architecturally notable buildings.
, there were 1,054 people residing in Szydłów village, of whom 50.7% were male and 49.3% were female. In the village, the population was spread out with 23.6% under the age of 18, 37.4% from 18 to 44, 20.5% from 45 to 64, and 18.5% who were 65 years of age or older.
Village
A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet with the population ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand , Though often located in rural areas, the term urban village is also applied to certain urban neighbourhoods, such as the West Village in Manhattan, New...
in Staszów County
Staszów County
Staszów 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 and largest town is Staszów, which...
, 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...
, in south-central Poland. It is the seat of the gmina
Gmina
The gmina is the principal unit of administrative division of Poland at its lowest uniform level. It is often translated as "commune" or "municipality." As of 2010 there were 2,479 gminas throughout the country...
(administrative district) called Gmina Szydłów. It lies approximately 13 kilometres (8 mi) west of Staszów
Staszów
Staszów is a town in Poland, in Świętokrzyskie Voivodship, about 54 km southeast of Kielce. It is the capital of Staszów County. Population is 15,108 .- Demography :...
and 43 km (27 mi) south-east of the regional capital Kielce
Kielce
Kielce ) is a city in central Poland with 204,891 inhabitants . It is also the capital city of the Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship since 1999, previously in Kielce Voivodeship...
.
The village has a population of 1,093.
Szydłów's history dates to the 12th century. It gained its city rights in 1329 and lost them in 1869. It has several tourist attractions, including the 16th-century Szydłów Synagogue, several buildings and churches dating to the 14th century and the ruins of a castle from the same period.
The first official inventory of important buildings in Poland, A General View of the Nature of Ancient Monuments in the Kingdom of Poland, led by Kazimierz Stronczynski from 1844-55, describes the Szydłów Synagogue as one of Poland's architecturally notable buildings.
Demography
According to the 2002 Poland censusPolish census of 2002
- Significant ethnic minorities :In addition to Poles, ethnic groups of more than 25,000 people compose the following:-References:...
, there were 1,054 people residing in Szydłów village, of whom 50.7% were male and 49.3% were female. In the village, the population was spread out with 23.6% under the age of 18, 37.4% from 18 to 44, 20.5% from 45 to 64, and 18.5% who were 65 years of age or older.
style="text-align:left" |Table 1. Population level of village in 2002 — by age group SPECIFICATION Measure
unitPOPULATION
(by age group in 2002)TOTAL 0-9 10-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-59 60-69 70-79 80 + I. |TOTAL person 1,054 118 172 135 126 175 122 67 86 53 — |of which in % 100 11.2 16.3 12.8 12 16.6 11.6 6.4 8.2 5 1. |BY SEX A. |Males person 534 67 96 81 59 88 63 21 35 24 — |of which in % 50.7 6.4 9.1 7.7 5.6 8.3 6 2 3.3 2.3 B. |Females person 520 51 76 54 67 87 59 46 51 29 — |of which in % 49.3 4.8 7.2 5.1 6.4 8.3 5.6 4.4 4.8 2.8
style="text-align:left" |Table 2. Population level of village in 2002 — by sex SPECIFICATION Measure
unitPOPULATION
(by sex in 2002)TOTAL Males Females I. |TOTAL person 1,054 534 520 — |of which in % 100 50.7 49.3 1. |BY AGE GROUP A. |At pre-working age person 249 140 109 — |of which in % 23.6 13.3 10.3 B. |At working age. grand total person 610 325 285 — |of which in % 57.9 30.8 27.1 a. |at mobile working age person 394 210 184 — |of which in % 37.4 19.9 17.5 b. |at non-mobile working age person 216 115 101 — |of which in % 20.5 10.9 9.6 C. |At post-working age person 195 69 126 — |of which in % 18.5 6.5 12
See also
- The Lesser Polish WayThe Lesser Polish WayThe Lesser Polish Way of Saint James or The Little Polish Way of Saint James is one of the Polish routes of the Way of St. James, the medieval pilgrimage route to Santiago de Compostela in Spain. It runs from Sandomierz to Kraków through the Land of Lesser Poland . It is an alternative path of Via...