Początki Skrzyszowa. Przyczynek do badań nad rozwojem terytorialnym wsi lokowanej na prawie niemieckim
The Beginnings of Skrzyszów. A Contribution to the Research on the Territorial Development of a Village Established under German Law

Summary/Abstract: The article addresses the connections between the incorporation of the village of Skrzyszów and the foundation of the village parish. At the beginning of the 14th century, Skrzyszów belonged to Leonard, son of Dzierżysław, Rawa coat of arms. Before 17 July 1331, it had become the property of Spycimir, Leliwa coat of arms, the then Castellan of Wiślica. Soon afterwards, the new owner decided to expand the village. To this end, on 4 May 1333, he issued a document by virtue of which Konrad, the mayor of Lipnik, was to settle peasants on the forest land adjacent to Skrzyszów. Consequently, it constituted the establishment on the so-called ‘raw-root’. The relevant document also includes the foundation of a church. The Skrzyszów Temple was established before 1331 and in 1333 it served as a landmark for Spycimir to plan further expansion of the village. The temple was erected on the edge of the older part of the village, behind which new settlers were located in 1333. The analysis of messages coming mainly from church sources allows us to formulate theories about the stages of the development of Skrzyszów in the Middle Ages. In the light of the collected material, it seems that in the earliest period the village was located along the riverbed of the Wątok River, then known as Trusina, and included areas adjacent to the suburbs of the town of Tarnów, incorporated in 1330, from the north-west. After 1333, the existing part of Skrzyszów was joined to the existing part of the Wątok. In this way, the village obtained the form that it has generally preserved until today. The ambitious plan of Spycimir to incorporate the village on 100 lans [Polish unit of fi eld measurement] was only partially implemented. In the 16th century the older and newer part of Skrzyszów covered only about 1/3 of this area.

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