Blizyn
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Bliżyn AUD is a village
in Skarżysko County
, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship
, in south-central Poland
. It is the seat of the gmina
(administrative district) called Gmina Bliżyn
. It lies on the Kamienna
river and Bliżyn Reservoir, approximately 12 kilometres (7 mi) west of Skarżysko-Kamienna
and 27 km (17 mi) north of the regional capital Kielce
. The village has a population of 2,000.
The village was first mentioned in 1410, when King Władysław Jagiełło spent a night there on his way to the battle of Grunwald
. In 19th century Stanisław Staszic founded several minor manufactories and factories there, as part of his plan of creation of the "Old Polish Industrial Area". During World War II
the forests around Bliżyn were a mass murder site of Polish intelligentsia
during the so-called AB Action. After the war the forests were made into the Suchedniów-Oblęgorek Landscape Park
. There are also two forest nature reserves: Świnia Góra and Dalejów located south of Bliżyn in Puszcza Świetokrzyska (Holy Cross Forest). There are also ruins of the 19th-century factories, a notable church and numerous remnants of dinosaur
s in the rocky areas around the village.
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 Skarżysko County
Skarzysko County
Skarżysko 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...
, 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
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...
. 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 Bliżyn
Gmina Blizyn
Gmina Bliżyn is a rural gmina in Skarżysko County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in south-central Poland. Its seat is the village of Bliżyn, which lies approximately west of Skarżysko-Kamienna and north of the regional capital Kielce....
. It lies on the Kamienna
Kamienna
Kamienna may refer to the following places in Poland:*Kamienna, Lower Silesian Voivodeship *Kamienna, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship *Kamienna, Kutno County in Łódź Voivodeship...
river and Bliżyn Reservoir, approximately 12 kilometres (7 mi) west of Skarżysko-Kamienna
Skarzysko-Kamienna
Skarżysko-Kamienna is a town in northern Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship in Poland by Kamienna river, to the north of Świętokrzyskie Mountains; one of the voivodship's major towns...
and 27 km (17 mi) north 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 2,000.
The village was first mentioned in 1410, when King Władysław Jagiełło spent a night there on his way to the battle of Grunwald
Battle of Grunwald
The Battle of Grunwald or 1st Battle of Tannenberg was fought on 15 July 1410, during the Polish–Lithuanian–Teutonic War. The alliance of the Kingdom of Poland and the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, led respectively by King Jogaila and Grand Duke Vytautas , decisively defeated the Teutonic Knights, led...
. In 19th century Stanisław Staszic founded several minor manufactories and factories there, as part of his plan of creation of the "Old Polish Industrial Area". During World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
the forests around Bliżyn were a mass murder site of Polish intelligentsia
Intelligentsia
The intelligentsia is a social class of people engaged in complex, mental and creative labor directed to the development and dissemination of culture, encompassing intellectuals and social groups close to them...
during the so-called AB Action. After the war the forests were made into the Suchedniów-Oblęgorek Landscape Park
Suchedniów-Oblegorek Landscape Park
Suchedniów-Oblęgorek Landscape Park is a protected area in south-central Poland, established in 1988, covering an area of ....
. There are also two forest nature reserves: Świnia Góra and Dalejów located south of Bliżyn in Puszcza Świetokrzyska (Holy Cross Forest). There are also ruins of the 19th-century factories, a notable church and numerous remnants of dinosaur
Dinosaur
Dinosaurs are a diverse group of animals of the clade and superorder Dinosauria. They were the dominant terrestrial vertebrates for over 160 million years, from the late Triassic period until the end of the Cretaceous , when the Cretaceous–Paleogene extinction event led to the extinction of...
s in the rocky areas around the village.