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Kielce, Poland (Capital)
1911 Encyclopedia Britannica
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A town of Russian Poland, capital of the above government, 152 m. by rail S. of Warsaw, situated in a picturesque hilly country. Pop. (1890), 12,775; (1897), 2 3, 18 9. It has a castle, built in 1638 and for some time inhabited by Charles XII.; it was renowned for its portrait gallery and the library of Zaluski, which was taken to St Petersburg. The squares and boulevards are lined with handsome modern buildings. The principal factories are hemp-spinning, cotton-printing and cement works. The town was founded in 1173 by a bishop of Cracow. In the 16th century it was famous for its copper mines, but they are no longer worked.
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Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Kielce, Poland (Capital)'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/bri/k/kielce-poland-capital.html. 1910.
Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Kielce, Poland (Capital)'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/bri/k/kielce-poland-capital.html. 1910.
