Sędziszów

History

Sędziszów is a historic seat of the noble Jastrzębiec family (see Jastrzębiec coat of arms), and its history dates back to the 13th century. Within the Kingdom of Poland, it was administratively located in the Kraków Voivodeship in the Lesser Poland Province. Until World War II, Sędziszów was a private village, its last owners were the Kamiński family. In the 15th century, it had a wooden church of St. Peter and Paul. The church burned in a fire, and a new, brick one was built in 1771. After the Partitions of Poland, since 1815, the village was located in Russian-controlled Congress Poland. During the January Uprising, on January 31, 1864, Russian Cossacks attacked a small unit of Polish insurgents near the village. After a skirmish in which there were several casualties on both sides, the insurgents managed to escape the Russians. During the Warsaw Uprising, in September 1944, the Germans deported 100 Poles (mainly old people, ill people and women with children) from the Dulag 121 camp in Pruszków, where they were initially imprisoned, to Sędziszów. Until February 14, 1990, Sędziszów was a village. Sedziszow - school ante 1914 (71189209) (cropped).jpg|School, before 1914 Sedziszow - market square ante 1914 (71189209) (cropped).jpg|Market square, before 1914