Kutno

History

There are indications that the origin of the town may have taken place in the 12th century. The first mention of it was found in a document concerning an endowment of Łęczyca prepositure published due to a consecration of the collegiate church in Łęczyca in the year 1161. According to the local folklore, both the town and the parish came into being in 1250, although official documentation to that effect is lacking. Most probably, the town began to be settled some time between the 12th and the 14th centuries; its name appeared for the first time in a document from the year 1301. The document had been published for his son Ziemysław by Leszek, Przemysł, and Kazimierz – duke of Kuyavia in the presence of three estate dignitaries as well as other people gathered during a convention in Włocławek. References to Kutno concern the appearance of rector Michał from the church in Kutno on the list of witnesses. In 1386, Siemowit IV, Duke of Masovia had given to Andrzej de Kutno the privilege of freeing Kutno and Sieciechów villages from all charges and burdens excluding two coins (grosz) out of every crop fee. The role of the provincial courts was transferred to the Duke. In 1386, the village of Kutno was given trade and town rights, and 46 years later, in 1432 a municipal town charter. The first records that define Kutno as a town appeared in 1444. Kutno was historically famous for its rose fair which after 1989 changed its name to The Festival of Roses/The Rose Festival. Kutno was a private town, administratively located in the Gostynin County in the Rawa Voivodeship in the Greater Poland Province of the Kingdom of Poland. 1 July 1504: Mikołaj of Kutno gained the right to hold the St. Wawrzyniec fair, improving the development of the town's trade. In 1701, the Kucieński…

Most-observed species

• Common Crane

  Grus grus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  116
• Common Buzzard

  Buteo buteo (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  113
• Mallard

  Anas platyrhynchos Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  106
• Mute Swan

  Cygnus olor (J.F.Gmelin, 1789) · Aves
  104
• Graylag Goose

  Anser anser (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  97
• Northern Lapwing

  Vanellus vanellus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  96
• Great Egret

  Ardea alba Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  89
• Gray/Purple Heron

  Ardea cinerea Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  85

Most recent

• M 3.2 — 2004-06-08
  0 km W of Kluki, Poland