Tuchów
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Tuchów ' is a town in Tarnów County
, Lesser Poland Voivodeship
, Poland
, with a population of 6,476 (2004).
There was a prosperous salt mine at the turn of the 13th and 14th centuries, which caused that Kazimierz the Great granted Tuchów with town rights.
Polish writer, Jan Długosz, wrote in his “Chronicles” about the development of manufacture: flourmill, carpentry, blacksmiths and furriery. By the 17th century, the town had been developing by making profits from different crafts, salt exploitation and trade. By that time merchants from Tuchów had already traded with Rome, Lvov, Moscow, Berlin and Vienna. In the 17th and 18th centuries, the town started to decline because of invasions by foreign armies, fires and disease outbreaks. The railway connection between Tarnów and Leluchów was opened in the 19th century, which contributed to the economical revival of the town.
In the 16th century, the Cult of Holy Mary the Virgin was founded. News of miracles taking place in front of Her picture spread quickly. Since that time hundreds of pilgrims come every year to the Sanctuary to worship Her. Yearly celebrations take place in the first week of July. Tuchów was seriously affected by the results of the World War I. There are a few cemeteries which remind of heavy battles that were fought in that area.
However, during the World War II, the town was saved and as a result, it started to develop gradually after 1945. Schools and a hospital were built as well as some small plants and housing estates. The town hall and the market square were renovated, and the “Culture Centre” and the sewage treatment plant were built. The gas pipe system and water lines were also laid. There are 6632 inhabitants in Tuchów at present.
In 1990 Tuchów celebrated its 650th anniversary of granting with town rights, which was a good occasion to open a tourist route around the town ( 20 km long ).
There are also farms that offer accommodation for tourists. It is worth to visit Tuchów, especially during summer and autumn when there are plenty of mushrooms, raspberries and blueberries in the forest.
· Saint Jean de Braye - France
· Illingen
– Germany
· Pettenbach
- Austria
· Detva
- Slovakia
· Martfu
- Hungary
· Mikulov
- The Czech Republic
· Baranivka
- The Ukraine
Tarnów County
Tarnów County is a unit of territorial administration and local government in Lesser Poland Voivodeship, southern 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 Tarnów, although the city is...
, Lesser Poland Voivodeship
Lesser Poland Voivodeship
Małopolska Voivodeship , or Lesser Poland Voivodeship, is a voivodeship, in southern Poland...
, 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 a population of 6,476 (2004).
History
The history of Tuchów is very rich and interesting. The first historical note about Tuchów dates back to 1105. A Pope legate Idzi’s document tells us that Tuchow had been given to the Benedictine Abbey by Wladyslaw Herman’s wife.There was a prosperous salt mine at the turn of the 13th and 14th centuries, which caused that Kazimierz the Great granted Tuchów with town rights.
Polish writer, Jan Długosz, wrote in his “Chronicles” about the development of manufacture: flourmill, carpentry, blacksmiths and furriery. By the 17th century, the town had been developing by making profits from different crafts, salt exploitation and trade. By that time merchants from Tuchów had already traded with Rome, Lvov, Moscow, Berlin and Vienna. In the 17th and 18th centuries, the town started to decline because of invasions by foreign armies, fires and disease outbreaks. The railway connection between Tarnów and Leluchów was opened in the 19th century, which contributed to the economical revival of the town.
In the 16th century, the Cult of Holy Mary the Virgin was founded. News of miracles taking place in front of Her picture spread quickly. Since that time hundreds of pilgrims come every year to the Sanctuary to worship Her. Yearly celebrations take place in the first week of July. Tuchów was seriously affected by the results of the World War I. There are a few cemeteries which remind of heavy battles that were fought in that area.
However, during the World War II, the town was saved and as a result, it started to develop gradually after 1945. Schools and a hospital were built as well as some small plants and housing estates. The town hall and the market square were renovated, and the “Culture Centre” and the sewage treatment plant were built. The gas pipe system and water lines were also laid. There are 6632 inhabitants in Tuchów at present.
Geography
Administrative unit of Tuchów is situated in Ciężkowice-Rożnów part of the Carpathian Region, by which the river “Biała” flows. Such a location is very advantageous, just 16 kilometres from Tarnów and 100 from Kraków. The arterial road of małopolska voyevodeship ,which links Tarnów with Krynica, runs through the town. There is also railway line called “Leluchowska” that links gmina with almost the whole Europe.The picturesque scenery that surrounds Tuchów appeared during the process of creating the Carpathian mountains. There are beautiful hills with mild slopes. Brzanka is the highest hill in the area. It is one of the tourist attractions of the region.In 1990 Tuchów celebrated its 650th anniversary of granting with town rights, which was a good occasion to open a tourist route around the town ( 20 km long ).
There are also farms that offer accommodation for tourists. It is worth to visit Tuchów, especially during summer and autumn when there are plenty of mushrooms, raspberries and blueberries in the forest.
Twin-towns
The authorities of Tuchów cooperates with 7 other towns from 7 different European countries:· Saint Jean de Braye - France
· Illingen
Illingen
Illingen is the name of two municipalities in Germany:* Illingen, Saarland in the Neunkirchen district* Illingen, Baden-Württemberg in the Enz district* Elchesheim-Illingen, a village in Germany...
– Germany
· Pettenbach
Pettenbach
Pettenbach is a municipality in the district of Kirchdorf an der Krems in Upper Austria, Austria.-References:...
- Austria
· Detva
Detva
Detva is a town in central Slovakia with a population of 15,000. It is situated on the mountain, Poľana.-History:Detva was created as a village of bondage in a deep-forested area belonging to Zvolenská Slatina and Očová upon instruction of the owner of the Vígľaš dominionLadislav Čáky resp....
- Slovakia
· Martfu
Martfu
Martfű is a town in Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok county, in the Northern Great Plain region of central Hungary.- Industry :Basically, as an industrial city was established. The village is dominated by light industry. The four major industrial plants located in Martfű:* Tisza Shoe Factory: 1941-42 was...
- Hungary
· Mikulov
Mikulov
Mikulov is a town in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic with a population of 7,608 . It is located directly on the border with Lower Austria. Mikulov is located at the edge of a hilly area and the three Nové Mlýny reservoirs...
- The Czech Republic
· Baranivka
Baranivka
Baranivka is a town in Zhytomyr Oblast, Ukraine. The population as of 2001 is 12,584. Contained within the territory of the town, at the village Baranivka, is a geographical point of the Struve Geodetic Arc. The name, nivka, from the old Slavic language means swamp, and from eastern Slavic, ivka,...
- The Ukraine
People
- Mordecai ArdonMordecai ArdonMordecai Ardon , considered one of Israel's greatest painters.-Biography:Ardon was born in 1896 in Tuchów, Galicia , and immigrated to the then Mandate Palestine in 1933....
- Stanisław Burza
- Władysław Czapliński
- Anton Jedek, a Silesia-born clergy, died here; (de)
- Tadeusz MichejdaTadeusz MichejdaTadeusz Michejda was a Polish physician and politician from the region of Cieszyn Silesia....
, worked at here - Tadeusz RydzykTadeusz RydzykTadeusz Rydzyk , born May 3, 1945 in Olkusz, Poland, is a Roman Catholic priest and Redemptorist, creator and head of the conservative and controversial Radio Maryja radio station, rector and doctor of the University of Social and Medial Culture in Toruń....
, studied at here - Michał Wojtkiewicz