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Kosów Lacki

Kosów Lacki

Place in Masovian Voivodeship, Poland

Kosów Lacki [ˈkɔsuf ˈlat͡skʲi] is a town in Sokołów County, Masovian Voivodeship, Poland, with 2,152 inhabitants (2004).

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Within the municipal territory are the two Treblinka camps.

History

  • 1202 - First mention of a village Kossów found in documents belonging to prince Konrad Mazowiecki.
  • 1723 - A permit was granted to organize a market twice a week and a fair four times in a year. Kosów was established as a town.
  • 18th century - There were two schools in Kossów, in which 40 percent of the students were girls.
  • 1869 - Civic rights were canceled, because Kosów participated in The January Uprising.
  • 1964 - A picture by El Greco titled "Saint Francis in ecstasy [es]" was found in the presbytery in Kosów Lacki.
  • 01.01.2000 - Restoration of civic rights.

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