Kielce

Kielce
/kyel"tse/, n.
a city in S Poland. 151,000.

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      city, capital of Świętokrzyskie województwo (province), southeastern Poland. It lies in the Świętokrzyskie (“Holy Cross”) Mountains. Located on the Warsaw-Kraków rail line, Kielce is a major industrial centre that has metallurgical, machine-making, building materials, and food-production facilities.

      First chronicled in the late 11th century, the market town obtained municipal rights in 1360. It developed as an industrial and religious centre for the area, being held as an episcopal property from the 14th to the 16th century. Passing to Austria in 1795, it was freed during the Napoleonic Wars and then came under Russian control; in 1918 it was returned to Poland. During World War II, four German extermination camps (extermination camp) were located there. The city contains a Baroque (1637–41) Bishop's Palace, now housing the National Museum in Kielce, and a 17th-century cathedral (built 1632–35; rebuilt 19th century). Pop. (2002) 212,429; (2007 est.) 206,796.

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