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Kielce (kyĕl`tsĕ), city (1993 est. pop. 215,300), capital of Świętokrzyskie prov., S central Poland. It is a railway junction and manufacturing center where metals, machinery, and foodstuffs are produced. It also has marble quarries. Founded in 1173, Kielce obtained municipal rights in the 14th cent. It belonged to the bishops of Kraków until 1789. The city passed to Austria in 1795 and to Russia in 1815 and reverted to Poland in 1919. By the late 1930s, most of the city's Jewish population had been deported to German-run concentration camps. Four such camps were located in Kielce during World War II. In 1946, Jews returning to Poland after the war were massacred there. Its most notable buildings are a 12th-century cathedral and a 17th-century palace. Kielce an industrial city in S Poland. Pop.: 212 383 (1999 est.) How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| September 28-30---METAL 2005 11th International Fair of Technologies for Foundry; Nonfermet, 4th Exhibition of Technology, Processing and Application of Nonferrous Metals, Targi-Kielce, Kielce, Poland. Incidence of bacterial meningitis with special reference to Haemophilus influenzae type b among children 0-59 months old in the former Kielce and Bydgoszcz districts in Poland in 1998-1999. Kielce Trade Fairs/Polish Association of Plastics Processors, Trade Center Kielce, Kielce, Poland (+4841-365-12-22) |
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