Chęciny
Chęciny [xɛɲˈt͡ɕinɨ] is a town in Kielce County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, southern Poland, with 4,361 inhabitants as of December 2021. It was first mentioned in historical documents from 1275, and obtained its city charter in 1325. At that time was one of major urban centers of northern Lesser Poland.
Chęciny | |
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View of the town from the Chęciny Castle | |
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Flag Coat of arms | |
Chęciny | |
| Coordinates: 50°48′10″N 20°28′2″E | |
| Country | Poland |
| Voivodeship | Świętokrzyskie |
| County | Kielce |
| Gmina | Chęciny |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Robert Jaworski |
| Area | |
| • Total | 14.12 km2 (5.45 sq mi) |
| Population (31 December 2021) | |
| • Total | 4,361 |
| • Density | 310/km2 (800/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 26-060 |
| Area code | +48 41 |
| Vehicle registration | TKI |
| Climate | Dfb |
| Highways | |
| Voivodeship roads | |
| Website | http://www.checiny.pl |
The most important sight in Chęciny is the royal castle built in the late 13th or early 14th century on the Castle Hill above the town. It fell into a ruin in the 18th century and remains in that state to this day. For centuries Chęciny had a Jewish community and it had been the center of the Hasidic Chentshin dynasty, (Chęciny being pronounced as "Chentshin" or "Khantchin" in Yiddish.)
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