Kossów

For the town formerly known as Kossów or Kossów Poleski, see Kosava, Belarus. For similarly named places, see Kosiv and Kosów (disambiguation).
Kossów
Village
Catholic church
Catholic church
Kossów is located in Poland
Kossów
Kossów
Coordinates: 50°41′48″N 20°1′40″E / 50.69667°N 20.02778°E / 50.69667; 20.02778
Country Poland
VoivodeshipŚwiętokrzyskie
CountyWłoszczowa
GminaRadków
Population
360
Websitehttp://www.kossow.republika.pl/

Kossów [ˈkɔssuf] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Radków, within Włoszczowa County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in south-central Poland.[1] It lies approximately 4 km (2 mi) south-east of Radków, 18 km (11 mi) south of Włoszczowa, and 47 km (29 mi) south-west of the regional capital Kielce.

For centuries Kossow belonged to Lelów County, Kraków Voivodeship, historic province of Lesser Poland. It is not known when it received Magdeburg rights: probably this happened some time in the 14th century. Jan Długosz wrote that in the 15th century it already was a private town. Kossow remained a small town, losing its charter in 1869, as a punishment for January Uprising.

The village has wooden church of Our Lady of Częstochowa (17th century, rebuilt in 1937 and 1958), wooden bell tower (17th century), and a 19th-century water mill.

References

  1. ^ "Główny Urząd Statystyczny" [Central Statistical Office] (in Polish). To search: Select "Miejscowości (SIMC)" tab, select "fragment (min. 3 znaki)" (minimum 3 characters), enter town name in the field below, click "WYSZUKAJ" (Search).
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